Conehead,
How to fly is important, however the touchy feely softy skills are also just as important these days in an effort to prevent conflicts on the flight deck. Imagine having to endure a 12 hour flight as a junior FO with a hard nosed captain who is a stickler for SOPs and doesn't like the EBA, you would be a sponge to his woes and god for sake if you should made a wrong SOP call or action.
I wish I wasn't married with kids, as I would be applying.