:root{
  --ground:#F0F0EC; --ground-2:#E4E5DF; --ink:#171A21; --ink-soft:#5A6068;
  --rule:#D2D3CC;
  --employer:#23407F; --candidate:#A86212;
  --accent:var(--ink);
  --display:"Archivo",system-ui,sans-serif;
  --body:"Source Serif 4",Georgia,serif;
  --mono:"IBM Plex Mono",ui-monospace,monospace;
  --gutter:clamp(1.15rem,4.5vw,4.5rem); --max:1280px;
}
[data-aud="e"]{--accent:var(--employer)}
[data-aud="c"]{--accent:var(--candidate)}
*,*::before,*::after{box-sizing:border-box}
html{-webkit-text-size-adjust:100%}
body{margin:0;background:var(--ground);color:var(--ink);font-family:var(--body);
 font-size:clamp(1rem,.96rem+.28vw,1.09rem);line-height:1.68;font-weight:400;overflow-x:hidden}
img,svg{display:block;max-width:100%}
a{color:inherit}
:focus-visible{outline:2px solid var(--accent);outline-offset:3px}
.wrap{max-width:var(--max);margin-inline:auto;padding-inline:var(--gutter)}
.label{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.71rem;font-weight:500;letter-spacing:.15em;
 text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}

/* masthead */
.masthead{border-block-end:1px solid var(--rule);background:var(--ground);position:sticky;top:0;z-index:20}
.masthead .wrap{display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:1.5rem;padding-block:.95rem}
.wordmark{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;font-size:1.3rem;letter-spacing:-.03em;
 text-decoration:none;line-height:1;display:flex;align-items:baseline;gap:.42rem}
.wordmark b{font-weight:700}
.wordmark i{font-style:normal;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.64rem;letter-spacing:.16em;
 text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.navs{display:flex;gap:1.9rem;align-items:center}
.navgroup{display:flex;gap:1rem;align-items:center;padding-inline-start:.85rem;border-inline-start:2px solid}
.navgroup.e{border-color:var(--employer)}
.navgroup.c{border-color:var(--candidate)}
.navgroup a{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.735rem;letter-spacing:.07em;text-transform:uppercase;
 text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink-soft);white-space:nowrap}
.navgroup.e a:hover{color:var(--employer)}
.navgroup.c a:hover{color:var(--candidate)}
@media (max-width:940px){.navs{display:none}}

/* home intro */
.intro{padding-block:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.4rem) clamp(1.8rem,4vw,3rem)}
.intro h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.04em;line-height:.98;
 font-size:clamp(2.4rem,1.4rem+4.4vw,5.4rem);margin:1rem 0 0;max-width:16ch}

/* hero split */
.split{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr;border-block-end:1px solid var(--rule)}
@media (max-width:820px){.split{grid-template-columns:1fr}}
.half{padding:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4.2rem) clamp(1.15rem,4vw,3.4rem);position:relative}
.half+.half{border-inline-start:1px solid var(--rule)}
@media (max-width:820px){.half+.half{border-inline-start:0;border-block-start:1px solid var(--rule)}}
.half.e{--accent:var(--employer)}
.half.c{--accent:var(--candidate)}
.half::before{content:"";position:absolute;inset-block-start:0;inset-inline:0;height:4px;background:var(--accent)}
.half h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.032em;line-height:1.02;
 font-size:clamp(1.9rem,1.3rem+2vw,3.1rem);margin:1.4rem 0 .8rem}
.half p{margin:0 0 1.4rem;max-width:38ch;color:var(--ink-soft)}
.btn{display:inline-block;font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.78rem;letter-spacing:.09em;
 text-transform:uppercase;text-decoration:none;padding:.72rem 1.15rem;background:var(--accent);
 color:var(--ground);border:1px solid var(--accent)}
.btn:hover{background:transparent;color:var(--accent)}
.btn.ghost{background:transparent;color:var(--accent)}
.btn.ghost:hover{background:var(--accent);color:var(--ground)}

/* lede band */
.band{padding-block:clamp(2.4rem,6vw,4.4rem);border-block-end:1px solid var(--rule)}
.lede{font-size:clamp(1.16rem,1rem+.75vw,1.6rem);line-height:1.44;margin:0;max-width:40ch;font-weight:400}
.sec-head{display:flex;justify-content:space-between;align-items:baseline;gap:1rem;margin-block-end:1.9rem}
h2{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;letter-spacing:-.028em;line-height:1.06;
 font-size:clamp(1.6rem,1.2rem+1.5vw,2.5rem);margin:0}

/* rows */
.rows{border-block-start:1px solid var(--rule)}
.row{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,10rem) minmax(0,1fr) auto;gap:.6rem clamp(1rem,3vw,2.6rem);
 align-items:baseline;padding-block:1.35rem;border-block-end:1px solid var(--rule);text-decoration:none}
.row:hover{background:var(--ground-2)}
.row h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.16rem;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:0;line-height:1.2}
.row:hover h3{color:var(--accent)}
.row p{margin:.3rem 0 0;color:var(--ink-soft);font-size:.95rem;line-height:1.5}
.row .arrow{font-family:var(--mono);color:var(--ink-soft)}
@media (max-width:760px){.row{grid-template-columns:1fr auto}.row p{grid-column:1/-1}}

/* page + prose */
.page{padding-block:clamp(2.2rem,5vw,4rem)}
.crumbs{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.71rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);margin:0}
.crumbs a{text-decoration:none}.crumbs a:hover{color:var(--accent)}
.page-head{max-width:60ch;margin-block-end:clamp(1.8rem,4vw,2.8rem);
 border-block-start:4px solid var(--accent);padding-block-start:1.1rem}
.page-head h1{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:700;letter-spacing:-.035em;
 font-size:clamp(2rem,1.4rem+2.4vw,3.5rem);line-height:1.02;margin:.7rem 0 0}
.prose{max-width:68ch}
.prose h2{margin:2.5rem 0 .85rem}
.prose h3{font-family:var(--display);font-weight:600;font-size:1.22rem;letter-spacing:-.018em;margin:1.9rem 0 .55rem;line-height:1.28}
.prose p{margin:0 0 1.05rem}
.prose ul,.prose ol{margin:0 0 1.2rem;padding-inline-start:1.3rem}
.prose li{margin-block-end:.45rem}
.prose a{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-underline-offset:2px}
.prose strong{font-weight:600}
.prose code{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.86em;background:var(--ground-2);padding:.12em .35em}
.prose pre{background:var(--ink);color:var(--ground);padding:1.05rem;overflow-x:auto;font-size:.83rem}
.prose pre code{background:none;padding:0;color:inherit}
.prose table{width:100%;border-collapse:collapse;margin:1.4rem 0;font-size:.94rem}
.prose th,.prose td{text-align:start;padding:.6rem .7rem;border-block-end:1px solid var(--rule);vertical-align:top}
.prose th{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.1em;text-transform:uppercase;color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:500}
.prose hr{border:0;border-block-start:1px solid var(--rule);margin:2.3rem 0}
.prose blockquote{margin:1.5rem 0;padding-inline-start:1.15rem;border-inline-start:3px solid var(--accent);color:var(--ink-soft)}

/* footer */
.foot{border-block-start:1px solid var(--rule);padding-block:2.6rem 3.4rem;margin-block-start:2rem}
.foot-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.3fr 1fr 1fr 1fr;gap:1.8rem}
@media (max-width:860px){.foot-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}}
.foot h4{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;letter-spacing:.15em;text-transform:uppercase;
 color:var(--ink-soft);font-weight:500;margin:0 0 .85rem;padding-block-end:.45rem;border-block-end:2px solid}
.foot .fe h4{border-color:var(--employer)}
.foot .fc h4{border-color:var(--candidate)}
.foot .fo h4{border-color:var(--rule)}
.foot ul{list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}
.foot li{margin-block-end:.42rem}
.foot a{text-decoration:none;font-size:.94rem}
.foot .fe a:hover{color:var(--employer)}
.foot .fc a:hover{color:var(--candidate)}
.colophon{margin-block-start:2.4rem;padding-block-start:1.15rem;border-block-start:1px solid var(--rule);
 display:flex;justify-content:space-between;gap:1rem;flex-wrap:wrap}
.disclaim{font-family:var(--mono);font-size:.7rem;color:var(--ink-soft);max-width:62ch;line-height:1.6;margin:0}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion:reduce){*{animation:none!important;transition:none!important}}
.row,.foot a,.navgroup a,.btn{transition:color .14s ease,background-color .14s ease}


/* contextual references added for link testing */
.contextual-reference{margin:0 0 1.05rem;max-width:68ch}
.monitask-link,.contextual-external-link{color:var(--accent);text-decoration:underline;text-decoration-thickness:.08em;text-underline-offset:.18em}
.monitask-link:hover,.contextual-external-link:hover{text-decoration-thickness:.14em}