diff --git a/addons/base_contact/base_contact.py b/addons/base_contact/base_contact.py
index 6fd1df8228e..0547703d782 100644
--- a/addons/base_contact/base_contact.py
+++ b/addons/base_contact/base_contact.py
@@ -133,10 +133,14 @@ class res_partner_job(osv.osv):
         'sequence_partner':fields.integer('Sequence (Partner)',help='order of importance of this function in the list of functions of the linked partner'),
         'email': fields.char('E-Mail', size=240),
         'phone': fields.char('Phone', size=64),
+        'date_start' : fields.date('Date Start'),
+        'date_stop' : fields.date('Date Stop'),
+        'state' : fields.selection([('past', 'Past'),('current', 'Current')], 'State', required=True),
     }
 
     _defaults = {
         'sequence_contact' : lambda *a: 0,
+        'state' : lambda *a: 'past', 
     }
 res_partner_job()
 
diff --git a/addons/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml b/addons/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
index 817135a8571..cbac79d9c50 100644
--- a/addons/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
+++ b/addons/base_contact/base_contact_view.xml
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@
         <field name="type">form</field>
         <field name="arch" type="xml">
             <form string="Partner Contact">
-                <notebook>
+                <field name="name" select="1"/>
+                <field name="first_name" select="1"/>
+                <notebook colspan="4" >
                     <page string="General">
-                            <field name="name" select="1"/>
-                            <field name="first_name" select="1"/>
                             <newline/>
                             <separator string="General Information" colspan="4"/>
                             <field name="mobile" select="2"/>
@@ -43,6 +43,9 @@
                                     <field name="address_id"/>
                                     <field name="phone"/>
                                     <field name="email"/>
+                                    <field name="date_start" />
+                                    <field name="date_stop" />
+                                    <field name="state" />
                                 </form>
                                 <tree string="Functions">
                                     <field name="sequence_contact"/>
@@ -51,6 +54,7 @@
                                     <field name="address_id"/>
                                     <field name="phone"/>
                                     <field name="email"/>
+                                    <field name="state" />
                                 </tree>
                             </field>
                     </page>