In this analogy, people submitting materials have walked up to the door and knocked. It is the first step of the process.

> Or just give a time expectation for the resume to be reviewed.

The standard time given is four to six weeks. I haven't worked there in a long time, so I can't speak to how true that currently is, but sometimes it does take longer than that. Just like the materials are a lot of work to produce, they are also a lot of work to read, and they're read by multiple people.