MrsFJ I tend to agree with your statement. I am ex-Ansett crew and although I personally haven't applied for Virgin I know several colleagues that have. Out of all of the very competent, attractive, intelligent and personable ex-Ansett colleagues (both male and female) that I know of that have applied only one was successful. I'd also be interested to know where Theo got his/her numbers from.
I don't believe that Virgin are going out of their way to avoid recruiting ex-Ansett, I just don't believe they are going that extra mile to recruit ex-Ansett staff. Due to their vague requirement for "Virgin Flair" - who knows what they are looking for!
SydGirl
PS. Good luck nick with Emirates and also good luck with Impulse MrsFJ