Originally Posted by Unregistered

Sorry for being direct & no offence to TS, but my gut feel (TS feel free to correct me if wrong) is this:

1) She has never worked in the banking industry before, so don’t know that Japanese banks are run in a different way compared to the rest. Maybe she thinks it’s equivalent to other foreign banks like HSBC, Citi, Stan Chart, ANZ etc

2) As a result she thinks this is a “golden opportunity” of a lifetime to break into the banking industry; that explains all this panic and nervousness over a very simple and straight forward recruitment process

3) She likely misunderstands how titles work in the banking industry and thinks that a manager is a middle level position and the bank is impressed enough to call her down to interview for a relatively senior position even though she has no direct experience. That may explain why she seems so worried about how tough and demanding the process will be and how specialised and technical the job is.