When applying for a job....

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How do you present yourself when you call a business to check up on your application? What kind of impression does your call leave with the person or persons you speak to during that phone call? Do you think it is important to make a good impression on the phone just as much as it is in person when you go in for an interview? When you go to fill out an application, do you know that you should present yourself as professionally as possible at that time as you would when you go for your interview? Also, you should present yourself professionally on the phone during any phone calls regarding your job search. What does it mean to you to present yourself professionally? I know what it means to me as well as what I have been taught in school classes over the years. After seeing the way people dress and present themselves when applying for the jobs initially, as well as when they go back to do a follow up, it makes me wonder just who would I hire? Since I work in a call center, I receive many calls from potential future employees calling to check up on their application. What I hear on the phone also makes me wonder...would I hire this person if it were up to me? I believe that we should present ourselves as professionally as possible even if the job will have me wearing worn out jeans and dirty tshirts by the time my shift is through. I want the job and I want my future employer to know that. I also want them to know that I know how important the business is to them and that I would be representing them as I worked for them. So I want to show them that I can be a good representative, no matter what my job might be. Please share your beliefs on this topic.