The candidate statement for applications, appointments, or promotions is a rare and invaluable means of presenting one’s work and oneself in one’s own voice. It provides an opportunity for individuals to personalize the formality of a file and share their inspiration and motivation, the reasons they have chosen an academic medicine path, the rationale and impact of their work, and their vision for their work and career. The candidate statement also serves as a way to contextualize career decisions and special circumstances and to furnish personal details that can move and compel members of a review committee. This chapter discusses the critical components of a statement, statement structure, strengths of good statements, and the balance of the professional and personal.