Networking is essential for success in life
Connecting with people seems easy in the social world today. Sometimes it is easy, and that's the best. There are times when reaching out intentionally to people is essential to do, when you want to get a good internship is one of those times. The best thing you can do when you identify someone you think might be able to help you, see if you can do what Derek suggests in this video, offer something useful to that person!