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Breaking into Hindi/local languages during interviews

I've given interviews and have interviewed a lot of candidates over the past few years and never really came across this scenario when neither did I not the candidates break into having a conversation in the local language during a formal interview process. Came across one such candidate this week who was constantly breaking into Hindi within minutes after the self introduction and it got me really annoying after a point when they went full on Hindi. It was an hour long interview and TBH I couldn't sit through (lol!). I have a few questions to the community. 1. Is this really common? (location: Bangalore) How is it in the North? 2. Would you encourage someone to speak in a local language during the interview provided they have the right talent? (My requirement was for a business role and requires effective English communication. I would expect the candidate to have this basic understanding. Can't really mention good English communication required on the JD!) 3. Would you consider this either candidate's lethargy or were they trying to be friendly/strike a chord by leveraging Hindi? Some perspectives would help.

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