As someone who has to interview candidates, if someone came into my office to interview, the baseball cap would be a negative.
Appearance and grooming count, to me at least. If there were plugs, rings, posts and visible tattos, that would be a negative to me. However, if I see that someone has made an effort to remove those devices, that would count as a positive.
If this guy was going to visit a friend, I wouldn’t think twice about his hat or much else, I would probably be more focused on his face and posture. And to give the guy the benefit of the doubt, perhaps he was going to take his hat off for the interview.
But to me, I wouldn’t hire someone for any position if they don’t present themselves well. Without the hat, the guy looks like a reasonable candidate to me.
Did you ever think that Mr. Simmonds might remove the cap when entering the workplace? Lots of people wear Yankee & Mets caps in NYC. Sheesh!