How should I reply to an email which feels unprofessional after declining a technical interview/test?

manpreet Best Answer 3 years ago

I recently got a telephone call regarding a new opportunity.

We scheduled a technical Android test completion date on the coming Sunday/Monday.

The other party asked me how much I was getting paid at the moment, I told him it was too early to disclose, and to let me think and proceed forward, then I would let him know on further steps. He seemed uncomfortable with my answer to the salary question.

Anyway, at the end we decided about the technical test and said bye to each other.

I then emailed him later after analyzing the opportunity:

Dear xyx,

Thank you for your consideration me for the position of senior Android Developer. I really do appreciate your time and effort.

After careful consideration, I regret to inform you of my decision to decline the technical Test/job opportunity. Main reason is that Android development and especially game development are not align with my career path. My focus is more towards Enterprise Java development.

Wishing you and the organization continued success.

Yours Sincerely, ABC

after that he sent me the following reply, which seems a little unprofessional to me:

Reply

Hello ABC,

Thanks for being in touch. You were already removed from the list as you were reluctant to disclose your existing salary that shows lack of confidence in your decision making ability in terms of joining a new company.

Kind Regards, XYZ

How should I reply to this email? My intent was to tell them to look for others, I am not interested and save their time. But how should I really reply to this email?

manpreet 3 years ago

No need to reply at all - you don't want this job (for good reasons) and they don't want to offer you a job (for dubious reasons, IMO). Just move on to the next opportunity and don't spend any more time on this one which is clearly not going anywhere. There's nothing to be gained on either side from continuing this conversation.