<p>Once again the common app has confounded me. I am trying to enter my mother's occupation. She works for state government. Rather than just typing it in, the Common App of course makes you search for the occupation in its database. Who knows why.</p>
<p>I have tried "government" and "public" but have only gotten results like "public relations" and "eligibility interviewer, government programs."</p>
<p>Has anyone else had this problem, or if you did not have the problem, do you have any ideas on what keyword to use. My mom described her occupation as "public service" but at this point, I'd accept anything that even vaguely describes her work.</p>