There's been lots of talk that Wall Street was girding up for a big hiring boom as the bad times recede. That seems to be underway. At Goldman Sachs (NYSE: GS), for example, the ranks of professionals numbered 3,000 more than it did a year ago. Across the industry, hiring by financial services firms dipped just 4.2 percent from a year earlier, while layoffs fell 85.1 percent. And the first quarter reinforced the movements.

IDD notes also that a spate of in-house recruiting hiring activity at investment banks also seem to augur well for a wave of new hiring. The CEO of one top recruiting firms tells the magazine: "Investment banks realize the competition is heating up, and they don't want to be left without a strong pipeline. They don't want to be caught behind as business turns back up, and talent management people who recruit are key to making sure that effort's under way." Wall Street firms often use internal and external recruiters. Many sense a lot of pent-up hiring pressure building. The time to get your resume out there may be approaching. Chances are a headhunter has already been in touch. 

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