I applied for a job and knew one of the VP's at the company who referred me internally. I interviewed last week with a recruiter and it went really well. They seemed like they had already made up their mind before I interviewed to move forward with my application because of how "impressive" my background is and the glowing referral I had from the VP. (SN: Regardless if I had that referral, my resume and experience is amazing and I would be qualified for it) At the end they told me I'd be moving to the next round, they were just waiting to schedule it with the two guys who would potentially be my boss. This week I randomly get a rejection email, but I look and see the job is still posted/up.

Do you think it would be smart to reach out to the two guys that the position would be directly under explaining what happened, and that I really think I would be a great fit if given the chance to fully interview? I didn't want to reach out to the VP that recommended me, because she's busy and she did what she could. I don't want to make my problems her problems, but at the same time I don't want to make her look bad my reaching out to the two executives. I also don't want to not take the chance and never know if I could've at least gotten another interview. What's your take on this?