Is it ever too late to follow up?

I go to a non-target state school and back in August/September I was emailing local boutiques in my area to find an internship for either the Fall or Spring (anytime really). I reached out to pretty much every boutique related to banking or PE in my area which is only around 10 firms. I only got 3 responses and got on the phone with 2 of them. At first, I was mostly interested in hearing about their backgrounds and asked for advice. After 1 of the calls, he asked for my resume so he could pass it along. I sent it to him and then never heard anything back. At the time I was a Sophomore, with no experience and the only highlight on my resume was my GPA. I'm assuming this is the reason why I didn't hear back.

I now work as an intern in accounting at a F500 and will work here through the summer. I'm hoping this will help me land an offer with a local boutique in the fall. This will require me to reach out again to the people that didn't have the time for me the first time around. How should I go about reaching out to these people again (especially the guy who already asked for my resume)? Should I be more straightforward and tell them what I can offer upfront, essentially asking for a job?

Appreciate any help.

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You should always thank for their time and it's not hard to come up with a question really. Even if you know the answer still ask to show interest.

 

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