I did the interview with the equity research senior. I thought that the interview went well and by the end of the interview he told me that they would be in contact for the next steps. I kept waiting but they never sent me an email to let me know that I didn’t qualify. I was really interested in that position and to be honest it was dissapointing after spending some many days preparing for that interview to not even get an email. I sent an email to check in and ask for an update but they never answered. The reason why I wanted to join Mizuho is because I thought that they work culture was different but apparently it is the same with some other corporations.

He was very honest about his expectations, which seemed on the more intense end of the spectrum. He asked very pointed questions, and seemed like he was trying to catch me off guard or make me uncomfortable. He asked a few basic finance and accounting statement-related questions.