.career-transition {
  position: relative;
  overflow: hidden;
  padding: clamp(88px, 10vw, 148px) 0;
  color: #eef8ff;
  background:
    radial-gradient(circle at 78% 38%, rgba(31, 179, 193, .14), transparent 26%),
    radial-gradient(circle at 20% 6%, rgba(67, 105, 210, .18), transparent 27%),
    #07111f;
}
.career-transition::before { content: ""; position: absolute; inset: 0; pointer-events: none; background-image: linear-gradient(rgba(116,164,208,.035) 1px, transparent 1px), linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(116,164,208,.035) 1px, transparent 1px); background-size: 64px 64px; mask-image: linear-gradient(90deg, transparent, #000 20%, #000 80%, transparent); }
.career-transition .shell { position: relative; }
.career-transition-heading { max-width: 720px; }
.career-transition-heading .eyebrow { color: #62e1d5; }
.career-transition-heading h2 { max-width: 720px; margin: 0 0 18px; font-size: clamp(40px, 5.1vw, 70px); line-height: 1.04; letter-spacing: -.052em; }
.career-transition-heading h2 em { color: #6f9cff; font-style: normal; }
.career-transition-heading > p:last-child { max-width: 625px; margin: 0; color: #a9bed0; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.65; }
.career-transition-stage { position: relative; min-height: 420px; margin-top: clamp(42px, 7vw, 80px); padding: 48px 42px 34px; overflow: hidden; border: 1px solid rgba(117,180,213,.2); border-radius: 28px; background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(16,42,61,.88), rgba(6,17,31,.92)); box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255,255,255,.035), 0 28px 90px rgba(0,0,0,.22); }
.career-transition-orbits { position: absolute; inset: 0; opacity: .9; pointer-events: none; }
.career-transition-orbits svg { width: 100%; height: 100%; }
.career-transition-line { fill: none; stroke: rgba(111,156,255,.3); stroke-width: 1.2; stroke-dasharray: 4 9; }
.career-transition-line.line-two { stroke: rgba(74,224,209,.32); }
.career-transition-line.line-three { stroke: rgba(131,198,240,.22); }
.career-transition-nodes { position: relative; z-index: 1; display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(0, 1fr)); align-items: start; gap: 12px; }
.career-transition-node { display: grid; justify-items: center; gap: 10px; min-height: 132px; padding: 0 4px; color: #b9cad9; border: 0; background: none; font: inherit; cursor: pointer; transition: color .25s ease, transform .25s ease; }
.career-transition-node span { display: grid; place-items: center; width: 48px; height: 48px; border: 1px solid rgba(128,169,211,.4); border-radius: 50%; color: #8fa8be; background: rgba(5,17,29,.8); font-size: 10px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .08em; transition: color .25s ease, background .25s ease, border-color .25s ease, box-shadow .25s ease; }
.career-transition-node strong { font-size: 11px; line-height: 1.33; text-align: center; }
.career-transition-node:hover, .career-transition-node:focus-visible, .career-transition-node.is-active { color: #f6ffff; transform: translateY(-5px); }
.career-transition-node:hover span, .career-transition-node:focus-visible span, .career-transition-node.is-active span { color: #06202a; border-color: #6df1e0; background: #62e1d5; box-shadow: 0 0 0 6px rgba(77,224,210,.1), 0 0 30px rgba(77,224,210,.23); }
.career-transition-node:focus-visible { outline: 2px solid #a3b7ff; outline-offset: 5px; border-radius: 12px; }
.career-transition-insight { position: relative; z-index: 1; max-width: 550px; margin: 57px auto 0; padding: 20px 23px 21px; border: 1px solid rgba(101,225,213,.25); border-radius: 16px; background: rgba(7,27,43,.68); box-shadow: 0 18px 45px rgba(0,0,0,.16); }
.career-transition-insight span { display: block; color: #64e0d4; font-size: 9px; font-weight: 800; letter-spacing: .15em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.career-transition-insight strong { display: block; margin-top: 8px; color: #f0fbff; font-size: clamp(19px,2vw,25px); line-height: 1.2; }
.career-transition-insight p { margin: 8px 0 0; color: #b5c6d4; font-size: 14px; line-height: 1.55; }
.career-transition-link { display: inline-flex; align-items: center; gap: 17px; margin-top: 28px; padding: 14px 19px; color: #effffd; border: 1px solid rgba(100,224,212,.52); border-radius: 999px; background: rgba(28,139,153,.09); font-size: 13px; font-weight: 720; text-decoration: none; transition: transform .2s ease, background .2s ease; }
.career-transition-link:hover, .career-transition-link:focus-visible { transform: translateY(-2px); color: #fff; background: rgba(28,139,153,.2); }
.career-transition-link b { color: #69e8da; font-size: 19px; font-weight: 400; }
.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-line { animation: career-line 2.2s ease both; }
.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-line.line-two { animation-delay: .18s; }
.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-line.line-three { animation-delay: .34s; }
.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node { animation: career-node .62s ease both; }
.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(2) { animation-delay: .08s; }.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(3) { animation-delay: .16s; }.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(4) { animation-delay: .24s; }.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(5) { animation-delay: .32s; }.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(6) { animation-delay: .4s; }.career-transition.is-ready .career-transition-node:nth-child(7) { animation-delay: .48s; }
@keyframes career-line { from { stroke-dashoffset: 190; opacity: 0; } to { stroke-dashoffset: 0; opacity: 1; } }
@keyframes career-node { from { opacity: 0; transform: translateY(18px) scale(.9); } to { opacity: 1; transform: translateY(0) scale(1); } }
@media (max-width: 760px) {
  .career-transition { padding-block: 76px; }
  .career-transition-heading h2 { font-size: clamp(36px,10vw,49px); }
  .career-transition-heading > p:last-child { font-size: 15px; }
  .career-transition-stage { min-height: 0; margin-top: 36px; padding: 22px 0 17px; border-radius: 21px; }
  .career-transition-orbits { display: none; }
  /* A horizontal chapter rail keeps the selected chapter and its explanation together. */
  .career-transition-nodes { display: grid; grid-auto-flow: column; grid-auto-columns: 94px; grid-template-columns: none; gap: 5px; padding: 0 15px 4px; overflow-x: auto; overscroll-behavior-inline: contain; scroll-snap-type: inline proximity; scrollbar-width: none; }
  .career-transition-nodes::-webkit-scrollbar { display: none; }
  .career-transition-node { min-height: 75px; gap: 5px; padding: 0 2px; scroll-snap-align: center; }
  .career-transition-node span { width: 35px; height: 35px; font-size: 8px; }
  .career-transition-node strong { font-size: 9px; line-height: 1.25; }
  .career-transition-node:hover, .career-transition-node:focus-visible, .career-transition-node.is-active { transform: none; }
  .career-transition-node:hover span, .career-transition-node:focus-visible span, .career-transition-node.is-active span { box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(77,224,210,.1), 0 0 20px rgba(77,224,210,.18); }
  .career-transition-insight { min-height: 150px; margin: 16px 15px 0; padding: 16px; }
  .career-transition-insight strong { font-size: 19px; }
  .career-transition-insight p { font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.48; }
  .career-transition-link { margin: 20px 15px 0; font-size: 12px; }
}
@media (prefers-reduced-motion: reduce) { .career-transition *, .career-transition *::before, .career-transition *::after { animation: none !important; transition: none !important; } }