I mean, in most tech jobs the social skills don't end at the hiring game. I've had several jobs where dealing with corporate culture and its games, managers, peers, meetings, review cycles, etc was significantly harder than any of the tech stuff. Many companies are at least partially dysfunctional and some are very dysfunctional. Being able to understand the power games going on, not fully but at least enough to stay out of the fray, can sadly be a critical skill.