Description Shoppers order new merchandise from direct marketing companies, and direct marketing companies order new leadership talent from The Resource Group. The firm provides executive search and recruiting services for the direct and Internet marketing, telemarketing, and catalog industries. The company helps develop job descriptions; conducts research using a referral database of more than 54,000 professionals; screens and evaluates candidates; checks references; and facilitates final employment offers. Its nationwide client base has included such industry leaders as Cabela's, Lands' End, Office Depot, and Williams-Sonoma. The Resource Group was founded in 1989 by president Ralph Peragine.