/*
Theme Name: Apex Direct Hire Enterprise
Theme URI: https://apexdirecthire.com/
Author: Apex Direct Hire
Description: Lightweight employer-first WordPress theme for nationwide direct-hire recruiting, trust, SEO, accessibility and conversion.
Version: 3.1.0
Requires at least: 6.4
Requires PHP: 8.0
Text Domain: apex-enterprise
License: GPL-2.0-or-later
*/
:root{--navy:#0c2340;--blue:#155a8a;--gold:#d8aa45;--ink:#172033;--muted:#5d6877;--light:#f4f7fa;--white:#fff;--line:#dce3ea;--success:#1f6d45;--radius:16px;--shadow:0 18px 45px rgba(12,35,64,.10);--max:1180px}
*{box-sizing:border-box}html{scroll-behavior:smooth}body{margin:0;color:var(--ink);background:#fff;font-family:system-ui,-apple-system,BlinkMacSystemFont,"Segoe UI",sans-serif;line-height:1.65}img{max-width:100%;height:auto}a{color:var(--blue)}.container{width:min(calc(100% - 32px),var(--max));margin-inline:auto}.skip-link{position:absolute;left:-9999px}.skip-link:focus{left:16px;top:16px;background:#fff;padding:10px;z-index:999}
.site-header{position:sticky;top:0;z-index:100;background:rgba(255,255,255,.96);border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);backdrop-filter:blur(10px)}.header-inner{min-height:76px;display:flex;align-items:center;justify-content:space-between;gap:22px}.brand{font-weight:900;font-size:1.25rem;text-decoration:none;color:var(--navy)}.brand span{color:var(--gold)}.menu{display:flex;gap:22px;align-items:center;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.menu a{text-decoration:none;color:var(--ink);font-weight:700}.menu a:hover,.menu a:focus{color:var(--blue)}.nav-toggle{display:none;border:1px solid var(--line);background:#fff;padding:9px 12px;border-radius:8px}.btn,.wp-block-button__link{display:inline-flex;align-items:center;justify-content:center;padding:.88rem 1.18rem;border-radius:10px;text-decoration:none;font-weight:800;border:1px solid transparent}.btn-primary{background:var(--gold);color:#111}.btn-secondary{background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.btn-outline{border-color:var(--navy);color:var(--navy);background:#fff}
.hero{padding:92px 0 72px;background:linear-gradient(135deg,#f5f8fb 0%,#fff 56%,#eaf1f7 100%)}.hero-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.18fr .82fr;gap:52px;align-items:center}.eyebrow{text-transform:uppercase;letter-spacing:.12em;font-size:.78rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--blue)}h1,h2,h3{line-height:1.14;color:var(--navy)}h1{font-size:clamp(2.5rem,5vw,4.8rem);margin:.35rem 0 1.2rem}h2{font-size:clamp(1.9rem,3.2vw,3rem)}.hero p{font-size:1.15rem;color:var(--muted);max-width:760px}.actions{display:flex;gap:12px;flex-wrap:wrap;margin-top:26px}.microcopy{font-size:.88rem!important;margin-top:12px}.trust-card,.card{background:#fff;border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:var(--radius);box-shadow:var(--shadow);padding:27px}.trust-list{display:grid;gap:14px;margin:0;padding:0;list-style:none}.trust-list li{display:flex;gap:10px}.trust-list li::before{content:'✓';color:var(--success);font-weight:900}.section{padding:76px 0}.section.alt{background:var(--light)}.section-head{max-width:760px;margin-bottom:30px}.grid-3{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}.grid-4{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px}.card h3{margin-top:0}.card-link{text-decoration:none;color:inherit}.card-link:hover .card{transform:translateY(-3px)}.card{transition:transform .2s ease}.process-number{font-size:2rem;font-weight:900;color:var(--gold)}.proofbar{background:var(--navy);color:#fff;padding:24px 0}.proofbar-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(4,1fr);gap:18px;text-align:center}.proofbar strong{display:block;font-size:1.18rem}.proofbar span{opacity:.85}.quote{font-size:1.2rem}.trust-note{border-left:4px solid var(--gold);padding:18px 20px;background:#fff8e7}.cta{padding:66px 0;background:var(--navy);color:#fff}.cta h2{color:#fff;margin-top:0}.site-footer{background:#08182b;color:#dce5ef;padding:56px 0 24px}.footer-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:1.4fr 1fr 1fr;gap:38px}.site-footer h3{color:#fff}.site-footer a{color:#fff}.footer-bottom{margin-top:36px;padding-top:18px;border-top:1px solid rgba(255,255,255,.15);font-size:.9rem}.content{padding:68px 0}.entry-content{max-width:860px}.entry-content h2{margin-top:2.1rem}.archive-grid{display:grid;grid-template-columns:repeat(3,1fr);gap:22px}.post-card{border:1px solid var(--line);border-radius:14px;padding:22px;background:#fff}.pagination{margin-top:30px}.screen-reader-text{position:absolute!important;width:1px;height:1px;padding:0;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;clip:rect(0,0,0,0);white-space:nowrap;border:0}
@media(max-width:930px){.hero-grid,.grid-3,.grid-4,.footer-grid,.proofbar-grid,.archive-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr 1fr}.nav-toggle{display:block}.main-nav{display:none}.main-nav.is-open{display:block;position:absolute;top:76px;left:0;right:0;background:#fff;border-bottom:1px solid var(--line);padding:18px}.main-nav.is-open .menu{display:grid}.header-cta{display:none}}
@media(max-width:650px){.hero{padding:58px 0 48px}.hero-grid,.grid-3,.grid-4,.footer-grid,.proofbar-grid,.archive-grid{grid-template-columns:1fr}.header-inner{min-height:68px}h1{font-size:2.45rem}}