How to support excollegues going through redundancy?

[Stressedgiraffe]

I'm friends with a couple of excollegues. I've just been informed that my whole previous department has been made redundant. I want to be supportive as I would be in their position if I hadn't have left 6 months ago. I've told them I'm up for any chats . Would I be over stepping if I sent them prospective job adverts? I want to help and they're good people.

It's great that you want to help OP, but they'll find solidarity in each other and may well resent you sending them job ads as they will likely perceive you as an 'outsider' i.e. not going through redundancy like they are. My guess is they'll reach out to you to ask if there are any vacancies in your current company. I'd keep the channels of communication open, but they're certainly capable of job-hunting themselves.

The OP is in the same company @Gummibärchen

Much obliged, @NigelHarmansNewWife - I missed that bit!

@Gummibärchen thanks. I've left the company.

You're very welcome, @Stressedgiraffe My advice would have been the same even if you'd taken an internal transfer, as your former colleagues will still see your circumstances (choosing to job-switch) as entirely different to theirs (forced change). Anyway, you sound thoughtful and considerate, but they will know how to find you if they need you.

Well @Gummibärchen now I owe you an apology. I read the OP that she had left the department, not the company. At least this has now been clarified.

OP - you've offered support and I echo @Gummibärchen and would leave it at that. They'll approach you if they want any help from you. They adults and they're not a project for you.

I disagree. I was made redundant last year and people I used to work with and who were still in the org and possibly going through it too, were sending me links to job ada etc. I really appreciated it. It was helpful to see what's out there and know that my network had my back. I also think offering a chat or coffee sometime is lovely.

I wouldn't send them job adverts, you could ask if they'd like you to keep an eye out and offer to be a personal reference if that would be useful to them.