Excellent advice ladies. I got my very first job out of high school by saying Thank you when I was offered a seat to be interviewed. The lady looked at me and said "You know you are the FIRST person to thank me." I was amazed. You'd think if you WANT a job, you'd be on your best behaviour!
I've interviewed many people since. I'm in retail and have had people interview in flip flops, tube tops and carrying a crumpled shopping bag from a competitor! I'm talking about interviewing for a store on the level of Tiffany's!
In this age of "entitlement", I'm amazed at how many "assume" they deserve the job. with no effort at all!
Claudia