diff --git a/src/components/ai-assistant/AssistantPanel.jsx b/src/components/ai-assistant/AssistantPanel.jsx
index 8ea8584..f839a30 100644
--- a/src/components/ai-assistant/AssistantPanel.jsx
+++ b/src/components/ai-assistant/AssistantPanel.jsx
@@ -10,6 +10,16 @@ const EXPANDED_WIDTH = 620;
 const GUTTER = 24;
 /** Expanded must never dominate: the dashboard stays the primary experience. */
 const MAX_VIEWPORT_SHARE = 0.42;
+/**
+ * Below this width there is no room for a column *beside* the dashboard — a
+ * 380px track on a 375px phone collapses `main` to nothing — so the panel
+ * becomes a bottom sheet over the page instead of an inline column.
+ *
+ * Deliberately Tailwind's `md` (768px), not `lg`: tablets already lay the
+ * inline column out acceptably, so they keep the existing behaviour and only
+ * phones switch to the sheet.
+ */
+const OVERLAY_BREAKPOINT = 768;
 
 /** Tracks viewport width so the expanded panel can be clamped on smaller screens. */
 function useViewportWidth() {
@@ -58,6 +68,45 @@ export function AssistantPanel({ stickyClassName, panelHeightClassName }) {
   const trackWidth = panelWidth + GUTTER;
   const easing = [0.65, 0, 0.35, 1];
 
+  // Phone/small-tablet: a sheet over the dashboard rather than a column beside
+  // it. Same assistant, same props — only the container differs.
+  if (viewportWidth < OVERLAY_BREAKPOINT) {
+    return (
+      <AnimatePresence initial={false}>
+        {isOpen && context && (
+          <>
+            <motion.div
+              className="fixed inset-0 z-40 bg-black/40"
+              initial={{ opacity: 0 }}
+              animate={{ opacity: 1 }}
+              exit={{ opacity: 0 }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.25, ease: easing }}
+              onClick={close}
+            />
+            <motion.aside
+              key="assistant-sheet"
+              aria-label="Krow AI Assistant"
+              className="fixed inset-x-0 bottom-0 z-50 max-h-[85dvh] overflow-y-auto overscroll-contain rounded-t-2xl bg-white shadow-2xl"
+              initial={{ y: '100%' }}
+              animate={{ y: 0 }}
+              exit={{ y: '100%' }}
+              transition={{ duration: 0.3, ease: easing }}
+            >
+              <KrowAssistant
+                key={context.id}
+                context={context}
+                expanded={false}
+                onClose={close}
+                onExpand={expand}
+                onRestore={restore}
+              />
+            </motion.aside>
+          </>
+        )}
+      </AnimatePresence>
+    );
+  }
+
   return (
     <AnimatePresence initial={false}>
       {isOpen && context && (
diff --git a/src/layouts/Layout.jsx b/src/layouts/Layout.jsx
index 4b9f95f..712ad89 100644
--- a/src/layouts/Layout.jsx
+++ b/src/layouts/Layout.jsx
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ export default function Layout() {
       <div className="min-h-screen gradient-mesh bg-[#F8FAFC]">
       {/* Header */}
       <header className="sticky top-0 z-40 glass border-b border-white/40">
-        <div className="mx-auto max-w-container-wide px-6 h-16 flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
+        <div className="mx-auto max-w-container-wide px-4 sm:px-6 h-16 flex items-center justify-between gap-4">
           {/* Brand */}
           <button onClick={() => navigate(ROLE_HOME[activeRole])} className="flex items-center gap-2 text-left shrink-0 group">
             <Image src={KROW_LOGO_URL} alt="KROW" fittingType="fit" className="h-7 w-[86px] rounded-lg shadow-lg shadow-blue-500/20 group-hover:scale-105 transition-transform" />
@@ -243,8 +243,13 @@ export default function Layout() {
       {/* Control bar (Employer / Admin only) */}
       {!isTalent && (
         <div className="sticky top-16 z-30 glass border-b border-white/40">
-          <div className="mx-auto max-w-container-wide px-6 h-14 flex items-center gap-3">
-            <form onSubmit={handleSearch} className="relative flex-1 max-w-md">
+          {/* Below `sm` this wraps to two rows: search gets a full-width row of
+              its own, the filter + action share the next. On one row the search
+              field was being crushed to ~90px by the status select's intrinsic
+              width, clipping its own placeholder. From `sm` up it is the
+              original single 56px-tall row. */}
+          <div className="mx-auto max-w-container-wide px-4 sm:px-6 py-2.5 sm:py-0 sm:h-14 flex flex-wrap sm:flex-nowrap items-center gap-2 sm:gap-3">
+            <form onSubmit={handleSearch} className="relative w-full sm:w-auto sm:flex-1 sm:max-w-md">
               <Search className="absolute left-3.5 top-1/2 -translate-y-1/2 w-4 h-4 text-[#9CA3AF]" />
               <input
                 value={searchQuery}
@@ -255,12 +260,12 @@ export default function Layout() {
               />
             </form>
 
-            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 ml-auto">
-              <div className="relative">
+            <div className="flex items-center gap-2 w-full sm:w-auto ml-auto">
+              <div className="relative flex-1 sm:flex-none min-w-0">
                 <select
                   value={statusFilter}
                   onChange={(e) => handleStatusChange(e.target.value)}
-                  className="appearance-none h-9 pl-3 pr-8 text-[13px] font-medium rounded-full border border-white/60 bg-white/70 backdrop-blur-sm focus:border-[#0A39DF] focus:outline-none cursor-pointer"
+                  className="appearance-none w-full sm:w-auto h-9 pl-3 pr-8 text-[13px] font-medium rounded-full border border-white/60 bg-white/70 backdrop-blur-sm focus:border-[#0A39DF] focus:outline-none cursor-pointer"
                 >
                   {STATUS_OPTIONS.map((s) => (
                     <option key={s} value={s}>{s}</option>
@@ -273,7 +278,8 @@ export default function Layout() {
                 className="inline-flex items-center gap-1.5 bg-[#0A39DF] hover:bg-[#082EB4] text-white text-[13px] font-semibold px-4 py-2 rounded-full transition-all shrink-0 hover:scale-[1.02] shadow-sm"
               >
                 <Plus className="w-4 h-4" />
-                <span className="hidden sm:inline">New Position</span>
+                {/* The second row leaves room for the label on mobile too */}
+                <span>New Position</span>
               </button>
             </div>
           </div>
@@ -372,7 +378,7 @@ export default function Layout() {
           layout is identical to the original. Opening the assistant animates a
           track open beside it; `main` is a flex child, so it reflows smoothly
           rather than jumping, and closing restores the original layout exactly. */}
-      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-container-wide px-6 py-8">
+      <div className="mx-auto flex max-w-container-wide px-4 sm:px-6 py-6 sm:py-8">
         <main className="min-w-0 w-full max-w-7xl flex-1 mx-auto">
           <Outlet />
         </main>
diff --git a/src/pages/Overview.jsx b/src/pages/Overview.jsx
index 39b551b..cfb0e5f 100644
--- a/src/pages/Overview.jsx
+++ b/src/pages/Overview.jsx
@@ -78,11 +78,11 @@ export default function Overview() {
         transition={{ duration: 0.5 }}
         className="flex items-center justify-between flex-wrap gap-4"
       >
-        <div>
-          <h1 className="text-3xl font-heading font-bold text-[#111827]">
+        <div className="min-w-0">
+          <h1 className="text-2xl sm:text-3xl font-heading font-bold text-[#111827]">
             Good day. <span className="gradient-text">Let's hire smarter.</span>
           </h1>
-          <p className="text-[14px] text-[#6B7280] mt-1">AI-powered hiring · No quizzes · Real readiness</p>
+          <p className="text-[13px] sm:text-[14px] text-[#6B7280] mt-1">AI-powered hiring · No quizzes · Real readiness</p>
         </div>
         <AssistantTrigger />
       </motion.div>