Working in a Bank?

[Gobias Ind.]

So I'm in the hunt for a job. Blah blah blah, I a friend's father can get me into M&T Bank in Mortgage Collections. I obviously don't want to work in collections long, as I assume it's more or less harassing people over the phone to come up with ways they can pay back what they owe.

A couple questions for any OOTers who either have:
A)worked themselves in a bank
B)have or know someone well who has worked in a bank
C)have worked in collections

1)Room for longterm growth in a bank setting?
2)How long does one typically have to do [censored] work such as collections before moving on to other areas?

I would rather not just go into the interview cold, only to find out this really isn't for me, after a friend's father did what he could to get me the interview.

thanks