Yes and no. In general employers will always try to check social media profiles of applicants, that is now the world we live in. Without a professional social media profile others might get the invite. That said, a LinkedIn profile might get you uninvited as well, had that happen with Ryanair when my previous employer went bankrupt and i replied to their mass invite for a road show. Once they checked my profile they, admittedly surprisingly politely, suggested that i might not be a good fit for them as a former long time union rep.
But having a LinkedIn profile might prevent them from checking for drunken party pictures on facebook and instagram or your daily status messages on Whatsapp.