Career Clinics by Success Lab

Join us as we unpack the challenges and opportunities in today’s world of hiring and advancement

Layoffs, reorganizations, shifting teams—every news alert and office rumor makes it harder to know where you truly stand in your career. If you’re an employed Gen Z or early Millennial professional in NYC, this uncertainty is real.

Success Lab’s Career Clinics are designed for exactly this moment. In five focused, skills-based sessions, you’ll learn how to map your career landscape, tell stronger skill stories, build real professional connections, identify internal opportunities, and benchmark your value.

You’ll learn from two experts who see the whole picture:

Allison Cheston, a career advisor who has guided hundreds of professionals in positioning themselves powerfully for the roles they want, and Vanessa Hicks, an HR strategist and executive coach who has spent decades designing the hiring, performance, and organizational systems that shape careers.

What You Will Learn in Five (5) Sessions

Clinic 1 — Map Your Landscape

Deliverable: A personalized landscape map outlining internal career goals and how specific actions and roles of interest leverage your skills and professional profile

Clinic 2 — Shape Your Narrative

Deliverable: A draft professional narrative and story-based talking points tailored to future opportunities

Clinic 3 — Build Your Net

Deliverable: A simple, actionable net-building plan and personalized follow-up rhythm

Clinic 4 — Career Strategies From the Inside Out

Deliverable: An internal opportunity map and a draft internal pitch matching your strengths and skills to organizational needs

Clinic 5 — Know Your Worth

Deliverables: A worth pitch outline and a personal worth benchmarking toolkit that supports future negotiations