Don't lie and don't worry about it either. Don't pay attention to the years of experience or skill sets on a job posting, if it's something you want to do and you know things that are in the ballpark then you'll probably have a decent chance
Probably the closest to what I'd suggest.
If it's an internship at a reputable organisation with an opportunity for a proper role down the track, I'd guess that they know you have minimal experience and are looking for someone to help do some of the more mundane bits of the work, whilst also seeing if there's potential in you. In other words, it's all about the attitudes/behaviours at this stage (since after all they're paying peanuts) and you can offer similar experiences and examples to demonstrate the criteria they're looking for through other means beyond an actual job. I've employed people with no real work experience before but they could demonstrate how they met the skills/traits we were looking for through other examples (e.g. community work, uni societies, etc).
It depends. The problem with online applications is that many of them are there as filters. For example, for the job Im applying for currently, my bosses (who are currently my bosses, and would also be my boss more of I get the job) told me to basically say Im the best at what I do for the online application. And to basically put all the requirements I needed onto the application. Almost word for word. Saying that the hardest part of getting the job was getting past the online application. And that I basically had the job once past that. The reason that you want to say your the best is because youre usually going up against others who will say the same thing. So, I think it more of less depends. But thats also one of the reasons I hate the online application process. You normally have to lie or embellish just to get a chance to actually apply... Unless its asking stuff you actually have done. Which doesnt always work for younger people. Or people moving to a new career field...
Such is the world we live in - the system filters out candidates who don't meet whatever the minimum requirement is. It's there for a reason and honestly HR would've done the same if it wasn't automated/semi-automated. I'd be surprised if work experience was a mandatory requirement for an internship/entry/grad level position (vs experienced/lateral hires).
That all being said, if you already work in the organisation, why do you need to apply through the external process? Wouldn't there be an internal referral system which also takes into account your current performance (or at least that's how it works in my company). ---