How to Put TryHackMe on Your Resume
Completed rooms and a badge count don’t mean much on their own. Here’s how to turn TryHackMe progress into something a hiring manager actually reads as evidence.
TryHackMe progress is genuinely useful evidence of hands-on effort, but only if it’s written up the way real work experience is written up. “Completed TryHackMe rooms” tells a hiring manager nothing specific. The fix isn’t hiding it, it’s translating it into the same skill-and-result language you’d use for a real project.
Where it goes on your resume
Give it a dedicated section, titled something like Training and Labs or Hands-On Learning, not buried inside a general Skills list. A Skills section is for tools and languages you can name, not a platform you used to learn them. Placement depends on your experience:
- No prior IT or security work experience: this section can sit near the top of your resume, alongside your Projects section.
- Some relevant experience already: this section moves lower, after your work history, as supporting evidence rather than the headline.
How to phrase it
The same formula that works for portfolio projects works here: action, what you actually did, and a specific result or skill, not a badge count.
“Completed TryHackMe, earned several badges”
“Completed the SOC Level 1 path, including SIEM triage, phishing analysis, and log correlation using Splunk and Elastic”
Example bullets by path
Written against TryHackMe’s current path structure, not the older, now-retired versions some guides still reference.
For someone with genuinely no background yet
For someone targeting a SOC Analyst role
For someone targeting an offensive security role
Certifications carry more weight than paths
Completing a learning path shows effort. TryHackMe’s own certifications, SEC1 (Cyber Security 101), SAL1 (Security Analyst Level 1), and PT1 (Junior Penetration Tester), involve a timed, hands-on practical exam rather than just working through modules. If you’ve earned one of these, lead with the certification name, not the path.
Worth knowing: TryHackMe retired several older paths in 2025, including Complete Beginner and the original Cyber Defense path, replacing them with Cyber Security 101 and the current SOC Level 1 and SOC Level 2 paths. If a guide or your own notes reference the old names, check they’re still current before you write your resume, per TryHackMe’s own help center.
Common mistakes
List a path you’re 30% through as if it’s finished
Only list what’s actually complete, partial progress reads as unfinished either way
Paste a badge count or ranking number
Describe the actual skills the path covered
List five different paths with one line each
Go deep on one or two paths relevant to your target role
Frequently asked questions
Should I list TryHackMe under Skills or as its own section?
Its own section, titled something like Training and Labs. Skills sections are for tools and languages, not a training platform, and burying it there makes it easy to overlook.
Do TryHackMe certifications count for more than a completed path?
Yes. TryHackMe’s SAL1 and PT1 certifications involve a timed, hands-on practical exam, not just finishing modules, so they carry more weight on a resume than a path completion badge alone.
Is it worth mentioning if I haven’t finished a path yet?
Generally no, an unfinished path adds little. It’s better to finish one path properly and describe specific rooms and skills than to list several partially completed ones.
TryHackMe covered. Now check the rest of your resume.
The same translation principle applies to your portfolio projects too.
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