The romance and glamour of airline travel are not over after Virgin Australia won the gong as the place Australians would most like to work.

While Virgin was number one, the ABC came in as the second most popular destination for would-be job seekers, despite job losses at the state broadcaster in the past 12 months.

Caitlin Malone is Sydney Airport manager for Virgin Australia, the company most Australians surveyed would like to work for. Credit:James Brickwood

The rankings are part of the annual Randstad Awards, undertaken by the recruitment agency, which measure the relative attractiveness of organisations..

The Department of Immigration, the Seven Network and the other big Australian aviator, Qantas, rounded out the top five.