:root{
  --navy:#062f59;
  --navy-2:#0b3156;
  --teal:#0896ad;
  --teal-dark:#07879d;
  --teal-soft:#e9f8fb;
  --text:#18324f;
  --muted:#6f7e91;
  --line:#dfe7ee;
  --bg:#ffffff;
  --soft:#f7fafc;
  --radius:10px;
  --shadow:0 10px 35px rgba(6,47,89,.08);
}
*{box-sizing:border-box}
html{scroll-behavior:smooth}
body{margin:0;font-family:Inter,ui-sans-serif,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",Roboto,Arial,sans-serif;color:var(--text);background:#fff;line-height:1.6}
img{max-width:100%;display:block}
a{color:inherit;text-decoration:none}
.container{width:min(1180px,calc(100% - 48px));margin-inline:auto}
.sr-only{position:absolute;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}

.site-header{background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid #edf2f5;position:sticky;top:0;z-index:50}
.header-inner{height:86px;display:flex;align-items:center;gap:28px}
.brand{margin-right:auto;display:flex;align-items:center}.brand img{width:154px;height:auto}
.main-nav{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:31px;font-size:13px;font-weight:700;text-transform:uppercase;color:#0a2c52}
.main-nav a{position:relative;padding:31px 0 27px}.main-nav a::after{content:"";position:absolute;left:0;right:0;bottom:17px;height:2px;background:transparent}.main-nav a:hover::after,.main-nav a.active::after{background:var(--teal)}
.btn{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;gap:10px;border-radius:8px;font-weight:800;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.02em;transition:.2s ease}
.btn-primary{background:var(--teal);color:#fff;padding:14px 24px}.btn-primary:hover{background:var(--teal-dark);transform:translateY(-1px)}
.header-cta{min-width:154px}
.menu-toggle,.mobile-nav{display:none}

.article-hero{background:linear-gradient(90deg,#f8fbfd 0%,#f8fbfd 47%,#fff 47%,#fff 100%);border-bottom:1px solid #eef2f5}
.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.02fr .98fr;min-height:390px}
.hero-copy{padding:34px 36px 35px 0;display:flex;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center}
.breadcrumbs{font-size:12px;color:#64748b;display:flex;gap:9px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:20px}.breadcrumbs a:hover{color:var(--teal)}
.eyebrow,.mini-eyebrow{margin:0 0 10px;font-size:12px;line-height:1.2;text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.05em;color:var(--teal);font-weight:800}
.hero-copy h1{font-size:44px;line-height:1.04;letter-spacing:-.035em;color:var(--navy);margin:0 0 21px;max-width:650px}.hero-copy h1 span{color:var(--teal)}
.meta-row{display:flex;flex-wrap:wrap;gap:23px;margin-bottom:20px;color:#29415e;font-size:13px}.meta-row span{display:flex;align-items:center;gap:8px}.meta-row img{width:17px;height:17px}
.hero-intro{font-size:17px;line-height:1.52;margin:0;max-width:660px;color:#29415e}
.hero-visual{position:relative;overflow:hidden;min-height:390px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#eef6f8,#d7e7ea)}
.hero-visual>img{width:100%;height:100%;object-fit:cover}
.image-placeholder-note{display:none;position:absolute;right:12px;bottom:12px;background:rgba(255,255,255,.9);color:#537085;padding:6px 10px;border-radius:5px;font-size:11px}
.hero-visual>img[src="assets/blog-hero-professional-image.png"] + .image-placeholder-note{display:block}

.article-layout{display:grid;grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 330px;gap:44px;padding-top:36px;padding-bottom:32px}
.article-content{padding-right:0}.article-content section{margin-bottom:28px}.article-content h2{font-size:24px;line-height:1.2;letter-spacing:-.02em;margin:0 0 9px;color:var(--navy)}
.article-content h3{font-size:16px;line-height:1.3;margin:0 0 3px;color:#0d3157}.article-content p{font-size:15px;color:#3e536c;margin:0 0 12px}
.divider-section{border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding-top:25px}
.benefit-list{display:grid;gap:16px;margin-top:14px}.benefit-item{display:grid;grid-template-columns:50px 1fr;gap:15px;align-items:flex-start}.round-icon{width:44px;height:44px;border-radius:50%;background:var(--teal-soft);display:grid;place-items:center}.round-icon img{width:23px;height:23px}
.build-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:14px;margin-top:16px}.build-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:8px;padding:16px 15px;background:#fff;min-height:168px}.build-card img{width:29px;height:29px;margin-bottom:12px}.build-card h3{margin-bottom:7px}.build-card p{font-size:13px;line-height:1.45;margin:0}
.conclusion a{color:var(--teal);font-weight:700}

.sidebar{border-left:1px solid var(--line);padding-left:30px}.search-box{display:flex;height:44px;margin-bottom:20px}.search-box input{flex:1;border:1px solid var(--line);border-right:0;border-radius:7px 0 0 7px;padding:0 14px;font:inherit;color:var(--text);outline:none}.search-box input:focus{border-color:var(--teal)}.search-box button{width:52px;border:0;border-radius:0 7px 7px 0;background:var(--teal);display:grid;place-items:center;cursor:pointer}.search-box button img{width:20px;height:20px}
.recent-articles h2{font-size:21px;margin:0 0 15px;color:var(--navy)}.recent-card{display:grid;grid-template-columns:82px 1fr;gap:13px;align-items:center;margin-bottom:13px}.recent-card img{width:82px;height:62px;object-fit:cover;border-radius:6px;background:#eef4f7}.recent-card strong{display:block;font-size:13px;line-height:1.25;color:#0c3157}.recent-card small{display:block;margin-top:4px;color:#8390a0;font-size:11px}.view-all{display:inline-flex;gap:7px;color:var(--teal);font-size:13px;font-weight:700;margin:5px 0 24px}
.sidebar-cta{position:relative;min-height:275px;border-radius:8px;overflow:hidden;padding:28px 26px;background:linear-gradient(145deg,#d9f7fb 0%,#b8eef5 55%,#dff8fb 100%);display:flex}.sidebar-cta>div{position:relative;z-index:2}.sidebar-cta h2{font-size:31px;line-height:.98;letter-spacing:-.04em;color:var(--navy);margin:8px 0 12px}.sidebar-cta p{font-size:14px;line-height:1.35;margin:0 0 16px}.sidebar-cta .btn{padding:11px 18px;font-size:12px}.sidebar-cta>img{position:absolute;right:-4px;bottom:0;width:130px;max-height:245px;object-fit:contain;object-position:bottom}
blockquote{margin:22px 0 0;background:#f7f9fb;border-radius:8px;padding:23px 24px 22px;color:#24415f}.quote-mark{font-size:54px;line-height:.7;color:var(--teal);font-weight:900}.sidebar blockquote p{font-size:16px;line-height:1.55;margin:8px 0 12px}.sidebar cite{font-style:normal;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:12px;font-weight:700;color:#506378}

.bottom-cta{border-top:1px solid var(--line);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.bottom-cta-inner{min-height:95px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:210px 1fr 180px;align-items:center;gap:30px}.bottom-cta-inner img{width:150px;height:auto}.bottom-cta-inner div{text-align:center}.bottom-cta h2{margin:0;font-size:21px;color:var(--navy)}.bottom-cta p{margin:1px 0 0;color:#627387;font-size:13px}.bottom-cta .btn{justify-self:end}
.site-footer{background:#fff}.footer-inner{min-height:86px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr auto 1fr;align-items:center;gap:20px;font-size:11px;color:#75869a}.footer-inner p{margin:0}.footer-inner nav{display:flex;gap:26px;color:#34516e}.footer-inner nav a:hover{color:var(--teal)}.social-links{display:flex;justify-content:flex-end;gap:18px}.social-links img{width:18px;height:18px}

@media (max-width:1050px){.main-nav{gap:18px;font-size:12px}.header-cta{min-width:135px}.hero-copy h1{font-size:38px}.article-layout{grid-template-columns:minmax(0,1fr) 300px;gap:30px}.sidebar{padding-left:24px}}
@media (max-width:880px){.main-nav,.header-cta{display:none}.menu-toggle{display:flex;margin-left:auto;width:42px;height:42px;border:0;background:transparent;flex-direction:column;justify-content:center;gap:5px;cursor:pointer}.menu-toggle span{display:block;width:24px;height:2px;background:var(--navy)}.mobile-nav{display:none;padding:10px 24px 20px;border-top:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff}.mobile-nav.open{display:grid}.mobile-nav a{padding:10px 0;border-bottom:1px solid #eef3f6;font-weight:700;color:var(--navy)}.hero-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.article-hero{background:#f8fbfd}.hero-copy{padding-right:0}.hero-visual{min-height:300px}.article-layout{grid-template-columns:1fr}.sidebar{border-left:0;border-top:1px solid var(--line);padding:28px 0 0}.sidebar-cta{max-width:500px}.bottom-cta-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center;padding:22px 0}.bottom-cta-inner img,.bottom-cta .btn{justify-self:center}.footer-inner{grid-template-columns:1fr;text-align:center;padding:24px 0}.footer-inner nav{justify-content:center;flex-wrap:wrap}.social-links{justify-content:center}}
@media (max-width:640px){.container{width:min(100% - 28px,1180px)}.header-inner{height:74px}.brand img{width:136px}.hero-copy{padding:28px 0}.hero-copy h1{font-size:34px}.meta-row{gap:12px 18px}.hero-intro{font-size:15px}.hero-visual{min-height:235px}.article-layout{padding-top:26px}.article-content h2{font-size:22px}.build-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.benefit-item{grid-template-columns:44px 1fr;gap:12px}.recent-card{grid-template-columns:74px 1fr}.recent-card img{width:74px;height:58px}.footer-inner nav{gap:14px}}
