Southwest Airlines Co. Voted #15 in Best Places to Work Survey

It is important to most of us that we enjoy our work but difficult to know when you’re looking for a job whether we’ll be happier working for one employer versus another. A great way to know if an employer offers a great place to work is to ask the people who know the organizations best — their employees. For the past seven years, Glassdoor has awarded its Employees’ Choice Awards to honor the 50 best places to work.  For 2015, the 15th best place to work was Southwest Airlines Co.

Headquartered in Dallas, Texas is Southwest Airlines Co., a major airline company in the United States and the biggest low-cost carrier worldwide.  The airline was founded in 1967 and employs close to 46,000 workers and provides over 3,400 flights each day.  Southwest currently carries more domestic passengers than any other airline in the U.S.  Starting back in November 2014, Southwest is scheduled to serve 93 destinations in 41 states, Puerto Rico, and other countries.

Why work at Southwest Airlines Co.?  You can be part of a company that believes in creativity, innovation, and stability in the workplace, which assists in learning and opportunities for personal growth.  In addition, you will be part of a diverse workforce of employees who are treated with the same respect, concern, and caring attitude that customers are to be treated with.  The following values represent the Southwest culture:

• Warrior Spirit
• Servant’s Heart
• Fun-Luving Attitude
• Work the Southwest Way

In addition, Southwest works to meet the needs of people financially, and voluntarily through service; this is known as Southwest Citizenship.

Southwest Airlines Co. offers a variety of employment areas to job seekers.  They include airport operations, call centers, flight attendants, aircraft maintenance, corporate careers, and pilots and flight operations.  There are also internship positions available for college students through Southwest’s NoLimits Internship Program.  Interns receive hands-on experience while getting the chance to have fun.  There are several areas of study; some include the following:

• Accounting
• Advertising
• Architecture
• Aviation related fields
• Business
• Communications
• Computer Science
• IT
• Journalism
• Marketing
• Public Relations
• Training Development

Sources: Glassdoor, Wikipedia, Southwest Airlines