JSFiddle - React, Tailwind, and code Playground

HTML

<script src="https://code.jquery.com/jquery.min.js"></script>
<link rel="stylesheet" href="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.5/css/bootstrap.min.css">
<script src="https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/twitter-bootstrap/3.3.5/js/bootstrap.min.js"></script>
<div class="row">
<div class="col-xs-4"><a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-target-tab="#contact"><span class="btn btn-primary">Contact</span></a></div>
<div class="col-xs-4"><a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-target-tab="#careers"><span class="btn btn-primary">Careers</span></a></div>
<div class="col-xs-4"><a data-toggle="modal" data-target="#myModal" data-target-tab="#partners"><span class="btn btn-primary">Partners</span></a></div>
</div>

<!-- modal-->
<div id="myModal" class="modal fade" role="dialog">
  <div class="modal-dialog">
    <div class="modal-content">
      <div class="modal-header">
        <a href="" class="pull-right" data-dismiss="modal">CLOSE</a>
        <ul class="nav nav-tabs">
    		<li class="active"><a data-toggle="tab" href="#contact">Contact</a></li>
		    <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#careers">Careers</a></li>
		    <li><a data-toggle="tab" href="#partners">Partners</a></li>
		</ul>
      </div>
      <div class="modal-body">
       
		<div class="tab-content">
    		<div id="contact" class="tab-pane fade in active">
      			<h3>Contact Form</h3>
		    </div>
	    	<div id="careers" class="tab-pane fade">
    	  		<h3>Careers Form</h3>
		    </div>
    		<div id="partners" class="tab-pane fade">
				<h3>Partners Form</h3>
    		</div>
  		</div>
      </div>
    </div>
  </div>
</div>

JavaScript

$('#myModal').on('show.bs.modal', function (event) {
  var button = $(event.relatedTarget) 
  $("a[href='"+button.data('target-tab')+"']").tab('show');
})