soft vs hard skills

Comment overheard on a morning TV news show "A positive attitude is more important than job skills for career success."  Now I do understand and appreciate the importance of a positive attitude, but there are some jobs where I think I would prefer job skills, for example semi drivers, surgeons, airline pilots, restaurant chefs.  I'm sure you could add to the list.  On the other hand, it really does help TV personalities if they have a positive attitude.