.modal.fade .modal-dialog {
            transition: transform 0.3s ease-out;
        }

        /* Hero Banner */
        .placement-hero {
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9) 100%),
                url('../images/banner/about-banner.jpg') no-repeat center center;
            background-size: cover;
            padding: 150px 0;
            color: #fff;
            text-align: center;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .placement-hero:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url('../images/dot-pattern.png') repeat;
            opacity: 0.1;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .placement-hero h1 {
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 3.2rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            text-shadow: 1px 1px 3px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.3);
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .placement-hero p.lead {
            font-size: 1.4rem;
            max-width: 800px;
            margin: 0 auto 30px;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .hero-particles {
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        /* image */
        .rounded-corner-image img {
            border-radius: 8px;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
            max-width: 100%;
            height: auto;
        }

        /* Process Overview Section */
        .process-overview {
            padding: 100px 0;
            background-color: #f9f9f9;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .process-overview:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url('../images/dot-pattern-light.jpg') repeat;
            opacity: 0.03;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .process-step {
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 15px;
            padding: 40px 30px;
            margin-bottom: 30px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            transition: all 0.5s cubic-bezier(0.175, 0.885, 0.32, 1.275);
            height: 100%;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            overflow: hidden;
            border: 1px solid rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9);
        }

        .process-step:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 5px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9) 100%);
        }

        .process-step:hover {
            transform: translateY(-15px) scale(1.02);
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9) ;
        }

        .step-icon {
            width: 90px;
            height: 90px;
            color: #fff;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            margin: 0 auto 25px;
            font-size: 2.5rem;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 20px rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9);
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .process-step:hover .step-icon {
            transform: rotateY(180deg);
        }

        .process-step h3 {
            color: #2c3e50;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 700;
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .process-step h3:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            width: 50px;
            height: 3px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%);
            border-radius: 3px;
        }

        /* WOW Process Timeline Section */
        .process-timeline-section {
            padding: 100px 0;
            background: url('../images/adv/fjss.jpg') no-repeat center center;
            background-size: cover;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .process-timeline-section:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%);
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .process-timeline-section .container {
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
        }

        .section-title {
            text-align: center;
            margin-bottom: 70px;
            position: relative;
        }

        .section-title h2 {
            color: #fff;
            font-size: 2.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            text-transform: uppercase;
            letter-spacing: 1px;
        }

        .section-title p {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);
            font-size: 1.2rem;
            max-width: 700px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        .process-timeline {
            position: relative;
            max-width: 1200px;
            margin: 0 auto;
        }

        /* The actual timeline (the vertical ruler) */
        .process-timeline:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 6px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
            top: 0;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 50%;
            margin-left: -3px;
            border-radius: 10px;
        }

        /* Container around content */
        .process-item {
            padding: 10px 40px;
            position: relative;
            background-color: inherit;
            width: 50%;
        }

        /* The circles on the timeline */
        .process-item:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            width: 30px;
            height: 30px;
            right: -15px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EFBB20 0%, #F7B205 100%);
            border: 5px solid #fff;
            top: 50px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            z-index: 1;
            box-shadow: 0 0 0 4px rgba(239, 187, 32, 0.3);
        }

        /* Place the container to the left */
        .process-left {
            left: 0;
        }

        /* Place the container to the right */
        .process-right {
            left: 50%;
        }

        /* Add arrows to the left container (pointing right) */
        .process-left:before {
            content: " ";
            height: 0;
            position: absolute;
            top: 60px;
            width: 0;
            z-index: 1;
            right: 30px;
            border: medium solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            border-width: 10px 0 10px 10px;
            border-color: transparent transparent transparent rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
        }

        /* Add arrows to the right container (pointing left) */
        .process-right:before {
            content: " ";
            height: 0;
            position: absolute;
            top: 60px;
            width: 0;
            z-index: 1;
            left: 30px;
            border: medium solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
            border-color: transparent rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) transparent transparent;
        }

        /* Fix the circle for containers on the right side */
        .process-right:after {
            left: -15px;
        }

        /* The actual content */
        .process-content {
            padding: 30px;
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
            backdrop-filter: blur(10px);
            position: relative;
            border-radius: 15px;
            border: 1px solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.2);
            transition: all 0.5s ease;
        }

        .process-content:hover {
            background: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15);
            transform: translateY(-5px);
        }

        .process-content:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%);
            border-radius: 15px;
            z-index: -1;
        }

        .process-number {
            position: absolute;
            top: -20px;
            left: -20px;
            width: 60px;
            height: 60px;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #EFBB20 0%, #F7B205 100%);
            color: #2c3e50;
            border-radius: 50%;
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            justify-content: center;
            font-size: 1.8rem;
            font-weight: 700;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(239, 187, 32, 0.3);
        }

        .process-content h4 {
            color: #EFBB20;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
            font-weight: 600;
            font-size: 1.4rem;
        }

        .process-content p {
            color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.9);
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        /* Assessment Section */
        .assessment-section {
            padding: 100px 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, #dddddd 0%, #ffffff 100%);
            color: #333;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .assessment-section:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url('../images/wave-pattern.jpg') repeat;
            opacity: 0.1;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .assessment-card {
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 15px;
            padding: 50px;
            box-shadow: 0 20px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .assessment-card:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url('../images/card-pattern.png') repeat;
            opacity: 0.05;
            z-index: -1;
        }

        .assessment-card h2 {
            color: #2c3e50;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
            position: relative;
            padding-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .assessment-card h2:after {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            bottom: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 60px;
            height: 3px;
            background: linear-gradient(90deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%);
            border-radius: 3px;
        }

        .form-page {
            display: none;
            padding: 20px;
            background: white;
            border-radius: 10px;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.05);
        }

        .form-page.active {
            display: block;
            animation: fadeIn 0.5s ease;
        }

        .interest-card {
            padding: 15px;
            border: 1px solid #eee;
            border-radius: 8px;
            text-align: center;
            cursor: pointer;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .interest-card:hover {
            border-color: #4c1864;
            background: #f9f5ff;
        }

        .interest-card input[type="checkbox"] {
            display: none;
        }

        .interest-card input[type="checkbox"]:checked+label {
            color: #4c1864;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .interest-card i {
            font-size: 24px;
            display: block;
            margin-bottom: 10px;
        }

        @keyframes fadeIn {
            from {
                opacity: 0;
                transform: translateY(10px);
            }

            to {
                opacity: 1;
                transform: translateY(0);
            }
        }

        /* Success Stories */
        .success-stories {
            padding: 100px 0;
            background-color: #f9f9f9;
            position: relative;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .success-stories:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 100%;
            height: 100%;
            background: url('../images/wave-pattern-light.png') repeat;
            opacity: 0.03;
            z-index: 0;
        }

        .story-card {
            background: #fff;
            border-radius: 15px;
            padding: 30px;
            margin: 15px;
            box-shadow: 0 10px 30px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.08);
            transition: all 0.5s ease;
            position: relative;
            z-index: 1;
            overflow: hidden;
        }

        .story-card:before {
            content: '';
            position: absolute;
            top: 0;
            left: 0;
            width: 5px;
            height: 100%;
            background: linear-gradient(to bottom, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%);
        }

        .story-card:hover {
            transform: translateY(-10px);
            box-shadow: 0 15px 40px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
        }

        .story-header {
            display: flex;
            align-items: center;
            margin-bottom: 20px;
        }

        .story-avatar {
            width: 80px;
            height: 80px;
            border-radius: 50%;
            object-fit: cover;
            margin-right: 20px;
            border: 3px solid #fff;
            box-shadow: 0 5px 15px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        }

        .story-meta h4 {
            margin-bottom: 5px;
            color: #2c3e50;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .story-meta p {
            color: #7f8c8d;
            margin-bottom: 0;
        }

        .story-content {
            position: relative;
            padding-left: 30px;
        }

        .story-content:before {
            content: '\201C';
            position: absolute;
            top: -20px;
            left: 0;
            font-size: 4rem;
            color: rgba(76, 24, 100, 0.1);
            font-family: Georgia, serif;
            line-height: 1;
        }

        /* CTA Section */
        .placement-cta {
            padding: 80px 0;
            background: linear-gradient(135deg, rgba(23, 37, 84, 0.9) 0%, rgba(59, 7, 100, 0.9)  100%),
                url('../images/banner/about-banner.jpg') no-repeat center center;
            text-align: center;
        }

        /* Career Assessment Section */
        .career-assessment {
            background: #f8f9fa;
            padding: 80px 0;
        }

        .assessment-feature {
            display: flex;
            margin-bottom: 15px;
        }

        .assessment-feature i {
            color: #491968;
            font-size: 1.5rem;
            margin-right: 15px;
            margin-top: 3px;
        }

        .assessment-feature h4 {
            color: #2c3e50;
            font-weight: 600;
        }

        .assessment-feature p {
            color: #555;
        }

        .btn-booking {
            background-color: #F7B205;
            color: #000;
            font-weight: 600;
            padding: 12px 24px;
            border-radius: 30px;
            border: none;
            transition: all 0.3s ease;
        }

        .btn-booking:hover {
            background-color: #e6a500;
            transform: translateY(-2px);
            box-shadow: 0 4px 8px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.1);
        }

        .modal-header {
            color: #000;
        }

        /* Global Alert Styles */
        .global-alert {
            position: fixed;
            top: 20px;
            left: 50%;
            transform: translateX(-50%);
            width: 90%;
            max-width: 600px;
            z-index: 2000;
            opacity: 1;
            transition: opacity 0.3s ease;
            box-shadow: 0 0.5rem 1rem rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.15);
        }

        /* Form Error Styles */
        .is-invalid {
            border-color: #dc3545 !important;
        }

        .invalid-feedback {
            width: 100%;
            margin-top: 0.25rem;
            font-size: 80%;
            color: #dc3545;
        }

        /* Loading Spinner */
        .spinner-border {
            vertical-align: middle;
            margin-right: 0.5rem;
        }

        /* Modal Header Colors */
        .modal-header.bg-primary {
            background-color: #4c1864 !important;
        }

        .modal-header.bg-success {
            background-color: #198754 !important;
        }

        /* Close Button for Dark Headers */
        .btn-close-white {
            filter: invert(1) grayscale(100%) brightness(200%);
        }

        /* Responsive Adjustments */
        @media (max-width: 991px) {
            .placement-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2.5rem;
            }

            .placement-hero p.lead {
                font-size: 1.2rem;
            }

            .section-title h2 {
                font-size: 2.2rem;
            }
        }

        @media (max-width: 767px) {
            .placement-hero {
                padding: 100px 0;
            }

            .placement-hero h1 {
                font-size: 2rem;
            }

            .process-step {
                padding: 30px 20px;
            }

            .section-title h2 {
                font-size: 1.8rem;
            }

            .process-timeline:after {
                left: 31px;
            }

            .process-item {
                width: 100%;
                padding-left: 70px;
                padding-right: 25px;
            }

            .process-item:before {
                left: 60px;
                border: medium solid rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1);
                border-width: 10px 10px 10px 0;
                border-color: transparent rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.1) transparent transparent;
            }

            .process-left:after,
            .process-right:after {
                left: 15px;
            }

            .process-right {
                left: 0%;
            }
        }