I would game the system - I would pay my friends and colleagues to refer me, and when I get the job, I would collect the payout (after two months) from the refe

I would game the system - I would pay my friends and colleagues to refer me, and when I get the job, I would collect the payout (after two months) from the referrers and keep it as a signing bonus and treat all my friends / colleagues to a big party. (And yes, this is very much doable when Indians are involved ;).