This unfortunately runs counter to common sense and the OP. I think the OP is trying to encourage a broad and deep understanding of CS, even if they don't see

This unfortunately runs counter to common sense and the OP. I think the OP is trying to encourage a broad and deep understanding of CS, even if they don't see the value in "soft skills". The culture of programming interviews seems to encourage a lot of folks to ignore soft skills and focus on CS only to point where it helps getting past an interview. That doesn't help anyone, but how will we ever change the industry?