diff --git a/addons/google_base_account/wizard/google_login_view.xml b/addons/google_base_account/wizard/google_login_view.xml
index ddbd4db7ee2..19ef202d7a4 100644
--- a/addons/google_base_account/wizard/google_login_view.xml
+++ b/addons/google_base_account/wizard/google_login_view.xml
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@
             <field name="arch" type="xml">
                 <form string="Google login"  version="7.0">
                     <group>
-                        <field name="user" placeholder="user@gmail.com"/>
+                        <field name="user" placeholder="e.g. user@gmail.com"/>
                         <field name="password" password="True"/>
                     </group>
                     <footer>
diff --git a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
index ff20f18c1bd..52f5e96a9e7 100644
--- a/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
+++ b/addons/hr_recruitment/hr_recruitment_view.xml
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@
                         <label for="title_action"/>
                         <div>
                             <field name="date_action"/> -
-                            <field name="title_action" class="oe_inline" placeholder="Call for proposal"/>
+                            <field name="title_action" class="oe_inline" placeholder="e.g. Call for proposal"/>
                         </div>
                         <field name="priority"/>
                         <field name="state" invisible="1"/>