[brudgers]

The more senior the position, the more important who you know is. Statistically speaking. Because in the age of the internet, finding plausible reason to reject approximately every applicant is most of the hiring pipeline ingest process.

Doubly so in your case because the absence of an online presence means nobody can “get to know you” through ordinary doxing. There’s no way to find out more to determine if it’s worth making a phone call. That makes passing you into the next stage of the pipeline a risk. Everyone wants to keep their health insurance.

Having an online presence has consequences. Not having one does too. TANSTAAFL. Sure you could create one and try to pass. You won't. Everyone has spidey sense for fake profiles. For people trying too hard to fit in.

So talk to people you know. People who worked under over and beside you. This is the same advice as if you had an online presence. TANSTAAFL.

Good luck.