diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
index 32c263731..091b440af 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/TeacherExperienceEditableList.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -48,11 +48,11 @@ logger = context.JK.logger
           <table className="form-table">
             <tr className="teacher-field">
               <td><label htmlFor="title-input">Title:</label></td>
-              <td><input name="title_input"> </input></td>
+              <td><input name="title_input" required="required"> </input></td>
             </tr>
             <tr className="teacher-field">
               <td><label htmlFor="organization-input">School / Org:</label></td>
-              <td><input name="organization_input"> </input></td>
+              <td><input name="organization_input" required="required"> </input></td>
             </tr>
             <tr className="teacher-field">
               <td><label htmlFor="start-year">Start & End:</label></td>
diff --git a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
index 10993eafd..3b48034f1 100644
--- a/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
+++ b/web/app/assets/javascripts/react-components/YearSelect.js.jsx.coffee
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ logger = context.JK.logger
     for yr in [1901..now]
       options.push `<option value={yr}>{yr}</option>`
 
-    `<select className="YearSelect react-component">
+    `<select className="YearSelect react-component" required placeholder="Select">
        {options}
      </select>`
 })
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