.candidate-conversation {
  margin-top: 0.85rem;
  border: 0.5px solid rgba(73,164,173,0.28);
  border-radius: 8px;
  overflow: hidden;
  background: rgba(73,164,173,0.045);
}
.candidate-conversation-head {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: flex-start;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.85rem;
  border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(73,164,173,0.22);
}
.candidate-conversation-head span,
.message-candidate-context span {
  display: block;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-family: var(--fm);
  font-size: 9px;
  letter-spacing: 0.1em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.candidate-conversation-head strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 600;
  margin-top: 0.22rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-head em {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-style: normal;
  text-align: right;
}
.candidate-conversation-empty {
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10.5px;
  line-height: 1.55;
}
.candidate-workflow {
  border-bottom: 0.5px solid rgba(73,164,173,0.2);
  background: rgba(255,255,255,0.025);
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.65rem;
}
.candidate-workflow-track {
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: repeat(7, minmax(82px, 1fr));
  gap: 0.35rem;
}
.candidate-workflow-step {
  min-height: 52px;
  padding: 0.48rem;
  border: 0.5px solid var(--border-soft);
  border-radius: 6px;
  background: var(--surface);
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.4rem;
  font-style: normal;
}
.candidate-workflow-step i {
  width: 20px;
  height: 20px;
  flex: 0 0 20px;
  border-radius: 50%;
  display: grid;
  place-items: center;
  background: rgba(255,255,255,.08);
  color: var(--muted);
  font-family: var(--fm);
  font-size: 8px;
  font-style: normal;
}
.candidate-workflow-step strong { color: var(--ivory); font-size: 9px; line-height: 1.25; }
.candidate-workflow-step.complete { border-color: rgba(73,164,173,.38); background: rgba(73,164,173,.08); }
.candidate-workflow-step.complete i { background: var(--teal); color: #fff; }
.candidate-workflow-step.active { border-color: rgba(184,160,106,.6); box-shadow: inset 0 0 0 0.5px rgba(184,160,106,.28); }
.candidate-workflow-step.active i { background: var(--gold); color: #111; }
.candidate-workflow-step.waiting { opacity: .58; }
.candidate-workflow-sla {
  display: flex;
  gap: 0.65rem;
  align-items: center;
  border-left: 3px solid var(--gold);
  padding: 0.5rem 0.65rem;
  background: rgba(184,160,106,.08);
}
.candidate-workflow-sla span { color: var(--gold); font-family: var(--fm); font-size: 8px; letter-spacing: .08em; text-transform: uppercase; }
.candidate-workflow-sla strong { color: var(--ivory); font-size: 10px; }
.candidate-workflow-sla em { margin-left: auto; color: var(--muted); font-size: 9px; font-style: normal; }
.candidate-workflow-sla.overdue { border-left-color: #cf665c; background: rgba(207,102,92,.1); }
.candidate-workflow-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: flex-end;
  gap: .45rem;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
}
.candidate-workflow-actions > span { margin-right: auto; color: var(--muted); font-size: 10px; }
.candidate-conversation-thread {
  display: grid;
  gap: 0.55rem;
  padding: 0.75rem 0.85rem;
  max-height: 360px;
  overflow: auto;
}
.candidate-conversation-message {
  width: min(88%, 720px);
  border: 0.5px solid var(--border-soft);
  border-radius: 8px;
  background: var(--surface);
  padding: 0.7rem 0.75rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-message.from-verovian {
  justify-self: start;
  border-color: rgba(184,160,106,0.3);
}
.candidate-conversation-message.from-client {
  justify-self: end;
  border-color: rgba(73,164,173,0.32);
}
.candidate-conversation-message > div:first-child {
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.5rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-message strong {
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: 11px;
}
.candidate-conversation-message span,
.candidate-conversation-message em {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 9px;
  font-style: normal;
}
.candidate-conversation-message > em {
  display: inline-block;
  margin-top: 0.25rem;
  color: var(--teal);
  font-family: var(--fm);
  letter-spacing: 0.06em;
  text-transform: uppercase;
}
.candidate-conversation-message p {
  color: var(--ivory-mid);
  font-size: 11px;
  line-height: 1.55;
  white-space: pre-wrap;
  margin: 0.55rem 0 0;
}
.candidate-interview-request-summary {
  display: flex;
  flex-wrap: wrap;
  gap: 0.35rem;
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
}

.candidate-interview-response-summary {
  display: grid;
  gap: 5px;
  padding: 10px 12px;
  margin-top: 8px;
  border-left: 3px solid #008c95;
  background: rgba(0, 140, 149, .08);
}

.candidate-interview-response-summary strong { color: #006e76; }
.candidate-interview-request-summary span {
  border: 0.5px solid rgba(184,160,106,0.28);
  border-radius: 999px;
  color: var(--gold-dim);
  padding: 0.25rem 0.5rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-form,
.candidate-interview-request-grid {
  border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(73,164,173,0.2);
  padding: 0.8rem 0.85rem;
  display: grid;
  grid-template-columns: minmax(160px, 0.6fr) minmax(240px, 1.4fr);
  gap: 0.65rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-form .wide,
.candidate-interview-request-grid .wide { grid-column: 1 / -1; }
.candidate-conversation-form input,
.candidate-conversation-form select,
.candidate-conversation-form textarea,
.candidate-interview-request-grid input,
.candidate-interview-request-grid select,
.candidate-interview-request-grid textarea {
  width: 100%;
  min-width: 0;
}
.candidate-conversation-form-actions {
  display: flex;
  align-items: center;
  justify-content: space-between;
  gap: 0.75rem;
}
.candidate-conversation-form-actions span {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10px;
  line-height: 1.45;
}
.candidate-interview-request {
  border-top: 0.5px solid rgba(184,160,106,0.22);
}
.candidate-interview-request summary {
  cursor: pointer;
  list-style: none;
  display: flex;
  justify-content: space-between;
  align-items: center;
  gap: 0.75rem;
  padding: 0.8rem 0.85rem;
}
.candidate-interview-request summary::-webkit-details-marker { display: none; }
.candidate-interview-request summary span {
  color: var(--gold);
  font-size: 12px;
  font-weight: 700;
}
.candidate-interview-request summary strong {
  color: var(--muted);
  font-size: 10px;
  font-weight: 500;
}
.message-candidate-context {
  margin-top: 0.6rem;
  border-left: 2px solid var(--teal);
  padding-left: 0.55rem;
}
.message-candidate-context strong {
  display: block;
  color: var(--ivory);
  font-size: 11px;
  margin-top: 0.15rem;
}

@media(max-width:760px) {
  .candidate-workflow-track { grid-template-columns: repeat(2, minmax(0, 1fr)); }
  .candidate-workflow-sla { align-items: flex-start; flex-direction: column; gap: .2rem; }
  .candidate-workflow-sla em { margin-left: 0; }
  .candidate-workflow-actions { align-items: stretch; flex-direction: column; }
  .candidate-workflow-actions > span { margin-right: 0; }
  .candidate-conversation-head,
  .candidate-conversation-form-actions,
  .candidate-interview-request summary {
    align-items: flex-start;
    flex-direction: column;
  }
  .candidate-conversation-head em { text-align: left; }
  .candidate-conversation-form,
  .candidate-interview-request-grid { grid-template-columns: 1fr; }
  .candidate-conversation-form .wide,
  .candidate-interview-request-grid .wide { grid-column: auto; }
  .candidate-conversation-message { width: 100%; }
}