I know the state of the jobs market is pretty high on many readers&apos; list of concerns right now. So having just collated the data from our annual survey (of 138 consulting employers / recruiters), thought I&apos;d share the following great news with you all (for those interested in seeing all the key findings, please feel free to register for our <a href=https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/567355769>free webinar on 17th January</a><p align=center><img src=http://cdn.cloudfiles.mosso.com/c54102/x2_d24c57></p>Essentially hiring intentions are back to the levels they were at pre-Lehman collapse; though note hiring intentions fell back after the Northern Rock collapse so this is a decent pick-up in hiring rather than a return to the boom levels that is being foreseen.I hope this buoys your spirits!Tony RestellTop-Consultant.com

Oops - MORE COFFEE NEEDED!That should obviously have said the briefing will take place on 17th March rather than January! <a href=https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/567355769>Free sign-up here</a>Tony RestellTop-Consultant.com

Any insights into which practice areas stand to benefit from this upturn Tony?

Rob - we have collected practice area data too and as you might expect there are wide variations in the practices that will and will not be undertaking significant hiring this year.First sight of these findings has been promised to those readers who took part in the survey and to those who attend Wednesday&apos;s webinar so I can&apos;t yet publish; full report will be published here as a free download later this month.Tony RestellTop-Consultant.com

Which firms?

All will be revealed on tomorrow&apos;s call. To join the call register at:<a href=https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/567355769 target=_blank>https://www1.gotomeeting.com/register/567355769</a>Tony RestellTop-Consultant.com