diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/theme.ts b/job-tracker-ui/src/theme.ts
index 7707c62..e8d143f 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/theme.ts
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/theme.ts
@@ -278,6 +278,39 @@ export const getTheme = (_mode: "light" | "dark") => {
         }),
       },
     },
+    // Every Dialog/Modal renders its content via MuiPaper, which is deliberately flat
+    // (border, no shadow -- see MuiPaper above, kept minimal since it's used too broadly
+    // to safely restyle globally). A dialog is inherently a floating overlay though, so it
+    // should never be flat -- this override wins on specificity without touching MuiPaper's
+    // own defaults, giving every modal in the app (confirm/prompt, AddJobModal,
+    // EditJobDialog, JobDetailsDialog, etc.) the same rounded floating-shadow treatment in
+    // one place instead of patching each dialog's own sx individually.
+    MuiDialog: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        paper: ({ theme }: any) => ({
+          border: "none",
+          borderRadius: 20,
+          boxShadow: theme.vars.customShadows.tooltip,
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    MuiPopover: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        paper: ({ theme }: any) => ({
+          border: "none",
+          boxShadow: theme.vars.customShadows.tooltip,
+        }),
+      },
+    },
+    MuiMenu: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        paper: ({ theme }: any) => ({
+          border: "none",
+          borderRadius: 12,
+          boxShadow: theme.vars.customShadows.tooltip,
+        }),
+      },
+    },
     MuiButton: {
       defaultProps: { disableFocusRipple: true },
       styleOverrides: {
@@ -348,6 +381,23 @@ export const getTheme = (_mode: "light" | "dark") => {
         },
       },
     },
+    MuiTooltip: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        tooltip: {
+          borderRadius: 8,
+          fontWeight: 600,
+          fontSize: 12,
+        },
+      },
+    },
+    MuiChip: {
+      styleOverrides: {
+        root: {
+          borderRadius: 999,
+          fontWeight: 600,
+        },
+      },
+    },
     MuiListItemButton: {
       styleOverrides: {
         root: ({ theme }: any) => ({
diff --git a/job-tracker-ui/src/toast.tsx b/job-tracker-ui/src/toast.tsx
index 1d1b055..77ff89b 100644
--- a/job-tracker-ui/src/toast.tsx
+++ b/job-tracker-ui/src/toast.tsx
@@ -53,7 +53,7 @@ export function ToastProvider({ children }: { children: React.ReactNode }) {
           onClose={() => setT((p) => ({ ...p, open: false }))}
           severity={t.severity}
           variant="filled"
-          sx={{ maxWidth: 420 }}
+          sx={{ maxWidth: 420, borderRadius: 3, fontWeight: 600 }}
           action={
             t.actionLabel && t.onAction ? (
               <Button