Hello and welcome to your Emirates Photo Guide

Ok, let’s talk photos!

Emirates will ask you to submit photos as part of your application process.

If you think about it, these photos are the first time the airline will get to “meet” you, so they have to be good!
We all know the importance of impeccable grooming for cabin crew, so this is your opportunity to prove you have these very high standards.

So, let’s think first of all about what to wear.

In the photos you send, you should wear formal interview wear, exactly the same as you would wear if you were attending an Emirates assessment day.

So, let’s think about ladies first of all (don’t worry, gentlemen, we’ll get to you soon!)

Ladies you should wear:

• a business suit in either navy, grey or black. The jacket MUST be fastened in your photos
• the skirt of the suit should be knee length and definitely NO SHORTER
• a white blouse
• skin coloured tights
• black or navy plain court shoes

Gentlemen, you should wear:

• a business suit in black, navy or grey. The jacket MUST be fastened in your photos
• a white shirt
• a tie (and it should be a business tie in very muted colours)
• black socks (socks should not be showing)
• plain black shoes

Ok, so we’ve got the outfit covered!

Let’s talk about make-up for the ladies!

Ladies, you should be looking to copy the cabin crew look and this includes:

• foundation
• concealer
• eyeshadow
• eye pencil
• blusher
• lipstick (lipliner is permitted but must MATCH lipstick)
• face powder

Please avoid any bright or glittery make-up, remember, you are aiming for a professional look!

Let’s think about hair now!

For you ladies, again you want to emulate the cabin crew look.

So, this means:
• if your hair touches your collar, it should be worn up in either a bun or a ponytail
• however, if your ponytail is longer than 7 inches, it should be worn in a bun
• make sure your hair is pulled away from your face

Gentlemen:

• your hair should be worn short and away from the face
• no facial here please as Emirates don’t like it!

Ok, nearly there- just nails and jewellery to consider!

Ladies:

• false nails are allowed but make sure they are relatively short
• nails should be clean and well maintained
• make sure nail polish is not glittery or garish
• NO jewellery or watches should be worn in your photos
• NO piercings

Gentlemen:

• nails should be clean and well maintained
• no earrings or piercings
• NO watches should be worn in your photos

You can find Emirates’ photo guidelines at the end of this blog

OK, so you’re looking AMAZING!

So, on to the photos!

Here are some posing tips for you:

• Need to SMILE with teeth showing
• your hands should be relaxed and at your side
• your hands MUST be visible in the photos
• you need to stand straight with both legs together
• you need to face the camera
• your jacket must be buttoned up!

OK, so we’ve got you looking good and your posing is perfect!

Below you can see the photo requirements for Emirates:

You can download these photo guidelines from:

https://cdn.ek.aero/downloads/ek/pdfs/careers/Cabin_Crew_Photo_Guidelines.pdf

One thing you will notice is that you need to also include casual photos with your application.

Again, follow the instructions REALLY carefully!

There are REALLY detailed instructions given to both your formal and casual photos, so please follow these instructions EXACTLY

By the way, you cannot alter your appearance or facial features as this is not allowed by the airline, so NO filters please. You can save them for your Snapchats!

Good luck with your application

Pauline x