Developing a simple Kivy application

At Qxf2 Services we do hackathon yearly once. We believe that this gives good learning and we can believe in ourselves do our work faster. This year, I took Kivy and developed a desktop application. You usually think is it possible for us to develop an application without having basic knowledge of the framework? Yes, you can do it. I […]

Internship with Qxf2 Services

We are going to be selecting 3 QA interns to work with our engineering team. Read this post carefully to learn how you can apply for the internship. I. Internship details: 1. Company: Qxf2 Services 2. Location: Hoodi circle, Bangalore 560048 3. Role: QA intern 4. Start date: 26-Mar-2018 5. End date: 29-Jun-2018 6. Stipend: Rs 10,000 per month II. […]

Testers, get started with git

Hey, tester! It is 2017 and about time we all got comfortable with Git. I’ve heard too many testers saying that they think it’s too difficult to get started with git and that getting familiar with Git will take time. I’ve been thinking about how to get rid of this objection. I’m going to try and explain the basic concepts […]

Cover letters that help you to get the job

Cover letters make a big difference when applying to small companies. From personal experience, I can say that cover letter can be a big help to impress the recruiter at a small company. In this post, I will show you how to craft an effective cover letter. Pro-tip: You can search for openings at small companies at AngelList. Ok Let’s […]

Docker and Windows: VT-X/AMD-V error

I decided to learn Docker and use it with our automated tests. While installing Docker on my Windows 7 machine, I got an error during machine creation. It took me a while to Google around for the solution. So this post summarizes the solution for the “VT-X/AMD-V” issue while installing Docker on Windows. VT-X/AMD-V error As the first step towards […]

Mock interviews for freshers

Preparing for an interview needs a lot of effort and energy. Unfortunately, there are some areas you cannot practice effectively by yourself. We (Qxf2) believe mock interviews help you learn where your strengths lie and where you may need to improve. So we thought of conducting mock interviews for our interns during our internship program. Why this post: I noticed […]

Resume writing for freshers

As a fresher, you prepare your resume and start the job hunting process. But sometimes you don’t get any replies or interview calls. This maybe because of some easy-to-correct mistakes in your resume. This post will help you identify and correct some major mistakes you may be making in your resume. Why this post: We all know how important it […]

How freshers can get more interview calls

Are you a fresher looking for your first break? I bet you are frustrated with the low volume of responses you are receiving. This post will help you identify some mistakes you may be making. Note 1: If you live outside of India, this post is unlikely to help you. Why this post I designed and implemented Qxf2’s first internship […]

Qxf2 internship program: Version 1.0

We trained two recently graduated engineers as part of an internship program. This post gives you a summary of what we did, how the interns felt about the program and what we learned. The origins of our internship program This section and the next is written by Arun, Qxf2’s founder. Last March, thanks to a suggestion by a rejected candidate, […]