The qualities of the ideal candidate differ for different situations.

If someone is a very early employee, they need to have more involvement in shaping product development and corporate culture. They need some kind of vision or something and that's possibly more important than knowing how to move Mount Fuji with a toothpick or something.

Nothing earthshaking, no.

I guess my take would be that it isn't earthshaking but it's "useful" there are tons of companies that are too resume-bound and end up with smart, completely useless people. Two cents.