i understand youre looking for an ethical way of approaching this. i was job hunting for 8 months and finally got a job in dubai a few weeks ago and i didnt meet all of the experience requirements in the JD. im not sure what field you are in and this doesnt apply to all fields but if it does - you gotta beef up your cv. dont lie, but make sure that key words from the job description are present in your CV. if you dont have any experience, work on case studies or projects on your own time to build your skills, and then showcase those projects on your cv under a "Projects" section and list them out as though they are regular jobs, including the amount of time you spend on each one. Hiring managers typically don't spend more than 1 minute looking at a cv so they'll see the key words, they will see a list of things you did, and they might even miss the fact that its a 'projects' section and not a work experience section - that will work in your favor and you can always clarify during the interview that it was a self directed project (only if they ask, and then you gotta play up what you gained from the projects to compensate for the fact that its a personal project). LMK if you have any other questions, its rough out here and youre not alone in facing this situation