“People love to just jump on LinkedIn or whatever job board and start dashing off resumes without actually talking to people at the companies or in the roles they’re applying for,” Michael B. Horn, one of the co-authors of the research, tells CNBC Make It. “Finding a job is more of a social process than people give it credit for: the pursuit of the ‘perfect job’ online generally doesn’t result in the best fit, even if it results in an offer.”