Yes, Soft skills definitely matter for freshers because freshers get the flexibility of making mistakes in the technical side as they will not have much idea about the real work, they have just imagined it through books and stuff but never experienced it in real life and you will also be trained even if you know about. But soft skills are learnt from the school level and used in day to day life. It is sure that the interviewer will look for your attitude, will to learn, your approach etc which in a way are soft skills only.