oh, I would like to share my experience here.

around mid of december 2012, I went for SI (I'm a PETRONAS scholar)
SI result was out around 31st January 2013 (Gotta wait till our final examination result came out)
a week later, 7th February (if Im not mistaken) received a phone call for placement from PETRONAS. (like chitchat session or something)
I was told that the medical check up letter will be emailed after chinese new year.
Due to some graduation problem I received the medical check up letter a bit late than as told. But not that late la. I received it last Monday. (On previous Friday they called me to inform on the kelewatan)

And yesterday I went to PUSRAWI, do all the medical checkup and stuff. At around 3 I sent the result to HRM at KLCC.
And early this morning, I received the offer letter through email (so fast meh! I was so surprised, (iyalah, after reading through this thread))

Oh the conclusion is, I guess HR PETRONAS is not that slow.
Plus if I'm not mistaken, different OPU has their own different HR.

I'll be reporting for duty this coming 1st, March.

and my PIPE will start on 18th March.

p/s: pretty excited to start working at PETRONAS. I'm looking for any kind of guidances and experiences from all of you here. Thank you!

Good for you, bro.

As far as upstream industry (client comp) in msia is concerned, Petronas' is the lowest.

But i guess you couldn't ask for more; there are many fresh grads who are earning less than rm2500 per month, despite having the same qualifications as their colleagues in Petronas.

congrats bro what department u got?

Can I know if I would like to apply a job in petronas, what is the appropriate e-mail address should I send to?

Discover Petronas <- set up your account here

Can I know who from HR handled your employment? Kindly PM me. Thanks.

damn, son...the HR who handle your application is super fast...i'm still waiting for the medical letter...hopefully next week can have some positive news from them...

sometimes u are required to call to HR to follow up ur status.

PMU

I'm sure all of us contacted them to follow up, but always they will tell you to wait. Otherwise we wouldn't be so anxious.

See, it's not that they're slow, but how inconsistent their process is. For some the whole process takes less than 2 weeks, with some even getting the offer letter the next day after submitting the medical result. While in my case, which my future boss told me that is very urgent (to the extent that he arranged to have both technical assessment & SI in one afternoon), took months, now it has been two weeks since my medical result submitted still told to wait. Given the very long time taken for them to send me for medical, I thought they already have the offer letter ready (which I guess is the case to our member bananapotato above).

yup yup. as ixus said, you could call them up to ask for the status of the medical letter.
sometimes, the lateness (does this word exist?) might comes from different source. which in my case, from my university)

and if you live nearby kl, (melaka, seremban, perak etc) you should go to pusrawi for the check up, as they can provide you the result exactly on the same day. (provided tak ramai orang plus you datang pagi)
once you get the result, immediately go to klcc and send the result directly to the hr handling you.

Good for you.. Can u also PM me who handling your placement? I really hope I get medical letter by this week. Because I already got email that my position has been confirmed just like few other lads here..

the HR personnel that handle my application was on leave until 25 february...so i will follow up again on 26...hopefully there is some good news for me...

did they tell ur position and department before u go for medical check up?

congrats~ and please do not forget our roots just like what sleepwalkerz81 advised.

can anyone suggest me either go for degree or join instep... which 1 is better. btw im diploma holder of course..

Not yet. Just saying that It has been confirmed but still no info on nothing. How bout you mate?

im still waiting no news so far, kinda lazy to call also as i dun think they can make the process any faster, i guess in a mass recruitment (i.e UTP grads) the early one's who got offer mostly placed in PMU, as one of HR told me after SI the resume will be circulated and PMU has the priority to pick first than other departments/OPU's later on.

This post has been edited by kripton888: Feb 22 2013, 10:54 AM

lucky for you dude. As for me, I'm still waiting for the offer letter from petronas even though i'm from previous utp's mass recruitment batch. As i have been told before, around nov-dec last year, i got the placement under RAPID which is under downstream business after I personally contact HR. Then, earlier this year i follow up with the HR asking about my offer letter - still nothing.

After that, i personally contact some of petronas HR at their corresponding OPU asking for placement. Guest what? there are none vacancy for me. Oh ok..fine.. whatever.. then, i saw some advertisement for PCSB PMO recruitment last month.. I guest I just try my luck..

So right now, my placement change from downstream >>> upstream @ E&P business.. I guest lucky for me, worth waiting.. The HR in charge for PMO already contact and inform me that they are currently process/prepare the offer letter.. huh. My advise for those still didn't get their placement, go contact/follow up with HR personally. To those with background in petroleum/chemical/mechanical should get the placement faster as compare to those in civil/electrical engineering.. this true & happen to me personally.. Just keep your faith..