Selecting a value from a Dropdown

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Hi All,

I have this dropdown which is having the name of occupations. (long list)
When i try to select a value manualy i have to click the dropdown twice to load the items. On the first click, it will display an empty list. (please see the screenshot)
After sometimes it loads the items in the list. I tried to automate this in QTP. But QTP cannot select a value from it.

Any suggestions? Appreciate your help.

Thank you