Test for Production Job
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As one who hires for these kind of positions, PLENTY...
1. Know your shortcuts. Be prepared to use 'em.
2. Know your paragraph styles, character styles, object styles, etc. Be prepared to use em.
3. Know your layers & master pages. Be prepared to what? Use em.
4. When you are done w/ the file, strip it of any unused styles, swatches, etc, before saving.
These are things I look for in a final file from a test... Did the artist have a process, a methodology, & did he/she make the best use of all the awesome tools that CS5 makes available to us? Because production is about time & multi-tasking, not just following directions & copy-catting a template, I'm always impressed by these particular skill-sets, when they are utilized.
That's it, for starters. Good luck!