Are you Virgin?

We think the simplest way to achieve business success is to surround yourself with people who have energy and imagination. People who know what makes other people tick. And, especially in the case of Virgin, people who thrive on challenging the norm.

How we recruit, train and empower these people – and how we persuade our business partners to behave like us – is a vital component in the Virgin mix.

Virgin people are easy to spot. They act in unusual ways as it's the only way they know how. But it's not forced – it's natural. They are honest, cheeky, questioning, amusing, passionate, intelligent and restless… Virgin people are smart.

For us, our employees matter most. It just seems common sense to me that if you start off with a happy well motivated workforce, you’re much more likely to have happy customers. And in due course the resulting profits will make your shareholders happy. Richard Branson

We recognise and celebrate that all our people are different and have different needs. So we offer all sorts of benefits – some financial, some about health and well-being and some just for fun. And they’re all the kind of benefits that are genuinely worth having. They vary from company to company, and there are some country differences too. We also offer a whole host of things that will make your working day that little bit better, based on the sector and the country you’re working in. And we also run a discounts scheme called Tribe, which means you (and your friends and family) can get some great deals on planes, trains, mobiles, the latest iPods, holidays in the sun or snow and just about anything else you can think of.

Every business has its own specific recruitment process, but we all agree on one thing – that people are the lifeblood of Virgin. So we all put in a lot of work into our hunt for talent. If you’re invited in for an interview, it could be a behavioural interview, where we ask you about your specific experiences, or more of a biographical interview, which will be based around your CV. But there are all sorts of other techniques that we use too – everything from psychometric tests through to assessment centres. It’s also a chance for you to check us out and make sure this is the place for you.

We never like to miss out on a good candidate. Which is why it’s really important that your CV is up-to-scratch (and up-to-date, obviously). And that it tells us lots of interesting things about you. So it’s well worth taking a quick look at our CV Guide.