Changing careers can be an intimidating undertaking, but it is important to have a career you are truly passionate about. In order to successfully make the big job switch, it is important for a person to be motivated, a hard worker, committed to the change, and for them to really want to change. Equally important to making a career change is professional networking  - and it is never too soon to begin making connections and building a professional network in the field you wish to enter.