Well maybe in the past some pilots have been lucky to secure a job through their contacts at BA or Virgin.
But with Virgin's mainly longhaul fleet, and their current requirement of 3000 hours. I think you're talking about many many years ago when they ran a cadet scheme, and had an Airbus 321 in their fleet. Long gone are those times.
I'd just concentrate on how you can achieve your dream NOW, because times have changed. And if you've read some previous threads on buying type ratings, that will continue to occur. But you have sufficient funds which is good.