Informational interview - Asking questions about the group

So the former partner-in-charge of a group sent my resume with a recommendation to the current heads of a group at a bank, and a VP in the group reached out to "discuss my interest" in the group. The conversation went reasonably well, but I didn't give a hard sell on why they should hire me and didn't come across as super enthusiastic about the group. Instead, I asked questions about what the group was like, etc. Was this really a first-round interview in disguise and did I completely blow it?