ouch, pity me I'm in HR. Being hated by no reason.
Anyway for O&G HR, definitely there is a difference between other industry. The roles is the same but the business understanding is the one that differentiate 1 HR person from another.
You need to understand the jargon/technicality used in the industry for you to operate efficiently. The remuneration/policy/benefit for Turnaround/Shutdown, HUC & TI, Subsurface, Project Management, Site Personnel, Offshore Based, Onshore Based differ from each other therefore you need to be at least familiar with it. Sometimes you even need to involve in JV management with Petronas or JV partner in setting up policy and backend process (recruitment, staff management, work authorization, time-write, back charges, cost recovery and etc). So its kinda different compared to other industry.
O&G industry moved really fast and a super expensive industry. Thats why HR in O&G is being paid higher compared to other. Anyway it is similar to other role as well. A Process Engineer in semicon is not similar to Process Engineer in O&G. A Geologist in mining industry is not comparable to Geologist in subsurface.
Good informative. Im starting my internship soon. How can i join internship with petronas?