Richard Branson He is the founder of Virgin atlantic. At the age of sixteen his first business

venture was a magazine called Student. In 1970, he set up a mail-order record business. In 1972, he opened a chain of record stores, Virgin Records, later known as Virgin Megastores. Branson's Virgin brand grew rapidly during the 1980s, as he set up Virgin Atlantic.

Branson formed Virgin Atlantic Airways in 1984

Virgin Atlantic Airways

Virgin Atlantic Airways Ltd. (running as Virgin Atlantic) is an airline that is based in the United Kingdom. Virgin Atlantic is owned by 2 companies, Virgin Group and Singapore Airlines.

Over 75% of Virgin Atlantic's flights fly from London Heathrow Airport. Most of the rest fly from London Gatwick Airport, Manchester Airport or Glasgow Airport.

Virgin flies to nine cities in the USA, nine cities in the Caribbean, five cities in Africa, five cities in Asia, and to Sydney in Australia.

Airplanes

Inside the Airplanes Virgin Atlantic uses three different classes on their airplanes: 1. Economy 2. Premium Economy 3. Upper Class

Recruitment and Selection process

Recruitment and Selection process

CV & covering

letterAssessment Interview

location

Pre-employment

screening

Referencing Basic disclosure

Security interview

 Virgin Atlantic’s mission

Virgin Atlantic has a very simple mission.

The mission itself has been divided into three parts:-

1. To grow a profitable airline.

2. To be an airline in which people love to travel.

3. Where people (employees) love to work.

 

SUPERB FACILITIES FOR TRAINING• Large spacious training rooms interconnected by courtyard

break out areas• All rooms have mood lighting and the latest technology• All catering requirements can be covered by our coffee bar or

restaurant• Auditorium able to seat up to 200 people, with an 8m by

6mfront projection panel and a state of the art control room.

Pictures of training

Innovation

Virgin launches glass-bottomed plane

Virgin has created world-first with the introduction of the technology required to produce the worlds first glass-bottomed plane. This technological innovation coincides with the start of Virgin Atlantic Airways first ever domestic service to Scotland.

Virgin Atlantic launches industry’s first wearable technology

• The Future Travel Experience events are renowned for being the place where airlines and airports launch forward-thinking, passenger-focused solutions, and at FTE Europe 2014, Ian Baigent-Scales, Virgin Atlantic’s Global Customer Systems Manager, Airport Strategic Development, will provide delegates with insight into the thinking behind the trial and how it is performing at the half-way point in a presentation entitled: ‘Wearable technology – how Virgin Atlantic is using smartwatches and Google Glass in its Upper Class Wing at Heathrow to provide next-generation customer service to passengers’.

Swot Analysis of Virgin Atlantic

StrengthsCost advantageAsset leverageEffective communicationHigh R&DInnovation Online growthLoyal customersMarket share leadershipStrong management teamStrong brand equityStrong financial positionSupply chainPricingReal estateReputation managementUnique products

Weakness Bad communicationDiseconomies to scaleOver leveraged financial positionLow R&DLow market shareNo online presence Not innovativeNot diversifiedPoor supply chainWeak management teamWeak real estateWeak, damaged brandUbiquitiouegory, products, services

OpportunitiesAcquisitionsAsset leverageFinancial markets (raise money through debt, etc.)Emerging markets and expansions abroadInnovationOnlineProducts and services expansionTakeovers

ThreatsCompetitionCheaper technologyEconomic slowdownExternal changes (government, politics, taxes, etc.)Lower cost competitors or impactsMaturing categories, products, or servicesPrice warsProducts substitution

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Responsibilities: - A financial accountant performs different functions than a public accountant. Most financial accountants work directly for companies, performing internal financially-related duties. CPAs who are "public" work for themselves or for accounting firms and perform contracted projects for a variety of organizations. Conversely, financial accountants are typically W-2 employees, working regular hours for one corporation only. They usually prepare internal financial statements, perform management duties and actively contribute to their employer's financial, operations and strategic plans.

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3. 2-3 years of related experience preferred.

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