Critical Analysis Essay Outline: Analyzing Canadian Hiring Practices

This assignment presents a critical analysis essay outline based on the article "Demanding Canadian experience is no way to conduct business: Comment" by Andrea Elliott. The outline guides the student through the structure of an essay that analyzes the biases in Canadian hiring practices, particularly the emphasis on "Canadian experience." The introductory paragraph includes an attention grabber, a transition sentence linking to the article, a mini-summary of the article's main points, and a thesis statement. The body paragraphs require the student to identify key items for analysis, provide textual evidence, evaluate the evidence's impact on the author's claim, and formulate concluding sentences. The concluding paragraph involves restating the thesis, commenting on the significance of the issue, and suggesting potential solutions. The assignment emphasizes critical thinking and the ability to evaluate evidence to strengthen or weaken the central claim. It also includes instructions for APA formatting and the inclusion of a bibliography.

Critical Analysis Essay Outline (5%):
A. Introductory Paragraph
Attention Grabber:
Draw attention to the
issue being
discussed.
The bias that employers have concerning hiring individuals who
are from Canada itself or who have stayed in Canada for long.
Transition
Sentence:
Link the attention
grabber to the article
you are summarizing
and analyzing. (Use an
APA citation: mention
the article title, author
and year)
“You don’t have Canadian experience” in the article Demanding
Canadian experience is no way to conduct business: Comment by
Andrea Elliot (Elliott, 2017). This is the preference of the hirers in
respect with the candidates they are seeking for jobs.
Mini Summary:
In 4-5 sentences,
summarize the
article.
The essay here is about the development that can be made in the
business culture to become more acceptable and powerful by
addressing the issue or racism and shunning of capable migrants.
There are so many people in the world who have the talent and skills
to perform a task that even Canadian locals cannot do, or even
individuals from esteemed or Ivy League schools cannot conduct,
while certain individuals who migrate might have the ability to do so.
On can never know until they provide a chance to these individuals
despite of the cultural, religious or any kind of change they bring from
their homelands.
Your thesis
statement:
Is the central claim
strengthened or
weakened by the
evidence you will be
discussing in your
essay?
The central claim has strengthened but with different approaches.
Just setting up new NGO’s will not do anything the change has to
from within.

Critical Analysis Essay Outline (5%):
B. Body Paragraph 1 (Critical Analysis Paragraph 1)
Topic Sentence:
WHAT? Identify the
first item that you
are analyzing and
evaluating.
Mentality of the Hirers or the people who provide job opportunities,
their outllok
Provide textual
evidence.
WHERE?
What language from
the text demonstrates
the type of evidence
being analyzed?
“companies generating job opportunities have to think about the whole
company and the impact it is going to make in the market”
Evaluate the
evidence:
State how and why
the type of evidence
strengthens or
weakens the claim
 Use terms like
valid, reliable,
verifiable, current,
etc.)
 Explain what you
mean clearly and
specifically
It weakens the point made by Andrea the author and strengthens
the criticism.
Concluding
Sentence:
If it strengthens,
paraphrase your topic
sentence. OR If it
weakens, make a
suggestion on how
the evidence could be
more compelling and
convincing.
“In order to understand the whole educational and experience related
gap, one has to go through it and get informed…”

Critical Analysis Essay Outline (5%):
C. Body Paragraph 2 (Critical Analysis Paragraph 2)
Topic Sentence:
WHAT? Identify the
second item that you
are analyzing and
evaluating.
Changes that these migrants feel and due to which it becomes
difficult for them to adapt.
Provide textual
evidence.
WHERE?
What language from
the text demonstrates
the type of evidence
being analyzed?
“The cultural change, religious thinking, etiquettes, way of presenting
oneself, behaviour,….”
Evaluate the
evidence:
State how and why
the type of evidence
strengthens or
weakens the claim
 Use terms like
valid, reliable,
verifiable, current,
etc.)
 Explain what you
mean clearly and
specifically
Strengthens the criticism part and weakens the points made by
Andrea as people who migrate go through so many changes and
when they settle with a country like Canada, it becomes difficult
for them to move ahead or struggle for their rights.
Concluding
Sentence:
If it strengthens,
paraphrase your
topic sentence. OR If
it weakens, make a
suggestion on how
the evidence could
be more compelling
and convincing.
Companies have to worry about their business instead of focusing
upon certain few individuals, although it should be the case as
providing friendly and apt environment can lead to better
productivity.

Critical Analysis Essay Outline (5%):
D. Concluding Paragraph
Restate your thesis:
Paraphrase your thesis by
commenting on the
quality of the author’s
evidence that you have
analyzed.
Adaptation on both ends is necessary to survive
Comment on the
significance of the issue
and /or the author’s
opinion related to the
issue.
OR
Make a prediction for the
future, comment on what
needs to be done for this
issue to be
resolved/solved/dealt
with.
No doubt the issue taken is necessary to be talked about and holds a
much importance in the employment sector, but, there is need for a
prompt response from government’s as well as organizational levels
as chance has to be provided in order to explore and make certain
policies.

Critical Analysis Essay Outline (5%):
Bibliography
Elliott, A. (2017, September 12). Demanding Canadian experience is no way to conduct business:
Comment. Retrieved April 15, 2020, from Financial Post:
https://business.financialpost.com/executive/c-suite/demanding-canadian-experience-is-no-
way-to-conduct-business-comment