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Virgin Atlantic interviews

How the process runs

“We don’t expect perfection but we do want to feel you passion and understand your experience and skills to date.”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Know the round you are in

Practise a short recorded answer when the option you offered changes.

Example

What they assess

“During a behavioural interview, you’ll be asked to think of examples of specific work based situations you’ve been in. You’ll need to tell us how you handled it and what the outcome was.”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Expect a test or exercise

Practise a group exercise: revise the plan when one fact changes.

Example

“Effective team working is vitally important in all areas of our business, so a group discussion can be a useful tool to help us see how you relate to one another when you work as a team.”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

“Don’t be put off by assessors making notes, we are purely writing observations of the behaviours we see you demonstrate throughout the exercise.”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Assessors take notes

Practise a group exercise: revise the plan when one fact changes.

Example

“This gives us a good insight of how you may handle certain challenges that might happen in your role.”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Expect a test or exercise

Practise a group exercise: revise the plan when one fact changes.

Example

Values and safety

“Please don’t embellish or exaggerate the truth, this will inevitably catch you out if you get through to the interview stage”

Virgin Atlantic CareersRecruitment process page

Virgin Atlantic · Undated, checked 11 November 2026

Don’t embellish

Practise telling what you changed after feedback.

Example

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