You are interviewed by an Officer Selection Officer to ensure you meet the requirements to come into the Marine Corps. The Marine Corps puts a lot into recruiting individuals, so they want to make sure they are getting quality individuals.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Questions involve financial, health, physical fitness, and some other general questions.
Screened by OSO and his/her team. They will basically test if you are serious about earning a commission and if you aren’t, they won’t be looking to spend the time and effort on recruiting you.
I applied through a recruiter. I interviewed at US Marine Corps
Interview
The Officer Candidates Office (awkward to say, I know) had one officer and two enlisted marines. There was also an ex-marine who was at the front desk, taking phone calls, sending emails, filling out paperwork, etc. I walked in and said that I wanted information about the officer training program. I immediately got to sit down with one of the enlisted marines (a Gunnery Sergeant), and he asked me general questions about why I was thinking about becoming a Marine Corps Officer. There were no weird interview questions, like what you may get from typical companies.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Take these cards, and rank them in order of importance to you based on what is written on the card. Cards included things along the lines of: national pride, seeing the world, physical challenges, mental challenges, professional development, monetary compensation.
