Going around headhunters

Advice on whether it is appropriate to engage directly with a company based on the following sequence of events:

  • Headhunter tells me about a role (among others)
  • Nothing comes of it (they never confirm whether they send my resume over or not)
  • Company with role open posts a public job posting for role
  • I re-email headhunter about the role (don't mention public job opening but mention interest and that I can get a referral by 2nd degree connection)
  • No response from headhunter

I've done all I can to go through the headhunter at this point, and should apply for the job directly before the posting disappears, right?

I understand that in normal circumstances going around a headhunter would get you blacklisted but just curious here. Thanks!

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If its a public job posting and you can get a referral I'd say it's all fair game

 

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