2. 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
3. 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.
4. Airplanes
Inside the Airplanes
Virgin Atlantic uses three different classes on their airplanes:
1. Economy
2. Premium Economy
3. Upper Class
5. Recruitment and Selection
process
Recruitment and Selection process
CV &
covering
letter
Assessment
Interview
location
Pre-
employment
screening
Referencing
Basic
disclosure
Security
interview
6. 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.
7. 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.
9. 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.
10. 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’.
11. Swot Analysis of
Virgin Atlantic
Strengths
Cost advantage
Asset leverage
Effective communication
High R&D
Innovation
Online growth
Loyal customers
Market share leadership
Strong management team
Strong brand equity
Strong financial position
Supply chain
Pricing
Real estate
Reputation management
Unique products
Weakness
Bad communication
Diseconomies to scale
Over leveraged financial
position
Low R&D
Low market share
No online presence
Not innovative
Not diversified
Poor supply chain
Weak management team
Weak real estate
Weak, damaged brand
Ubiquitiouegory,
products, services
Opportunities
Acquisitions
Asset leverage
Financial markets (raise
money through debt, etc.)
Emerging markets and
expansions abroad
Innovation
Online
Products and services
expansion
Takeovers
Threats
Competition
Cheaper technology
Economic slowdown
External changes
(government,
politics, taxes, etc.)
Lower cost
competitors or
impacts
Maturing categories,
products, or services
Price wars
Products substitution
12. Financial Accountant Job Purpose: - Supports financial decision-making information by
collecting, analyzing, investigating, and reporting financial data.
Skills/Qualifications:- Deadline-Oriented, Managing Profitability, Accounting, Audit, SFAS
Rules, Financial Skills, Analyzing Information , Reporting Research Results, Research Skills,
Statistical Analysis, Business Knowledge
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.
13. Job specification of Financial accountant:-
1. Bachelors degree in Accounting, Finance or related field; additional degree a plus.
2. Solid understanding of accounting principles and practices.
3. 2-3 years of related experience preferred.
4. Ability to work effectively with minimal supervision.
5. Proven ability to work effectively as a respected team member in a variety of collaborative situations.
6. Must possess minimum of 3 years professional accounting experience.
7. Ability to use intermediate to advanced functions in spreadsheet software.
8. Knowledge of Visual Basic, Crystal reports, Access and general database management is highly desirable, but
not required.
9. Proven ability to juggle multiple priorities, and meet strict deadlines.
10. Demonstrated organizational skills.
11. Proven problem solving, analytical and sound judgment skills.
12. Excellent interpersonal, listening and oral communication skills.
