The financial crisis of 2008 caused many banks and financial institutions to close their doors for new applicants and cut back their staff. However, as the market begins to pick back up, more individuals are noticing that careers in finance are beginning to open up again.

Many students who are attending school in order to further their education are noticing that jobs at financial institutions are more available, according to The New York Times. These findings come as quite a surprise to many, as they were bracing themselves for having to take an unpaid internship or part-time job instead of seeing full-time positions.

"There's reason for students to be optimistic," Tracy Handler, a spokeswoman an association of business school career advisers, told the news provider. "Any signs of recovery are modest. But business schools are looking ahead and seeing a light at the end of what is now a pretty short tunnel."

According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, careers in banking are expected to increase by 8% by 2018.