Expedia Group interview questions

I applied online and received an email stating the Recruiter would like to speak with me. We set up some time to discuss my qualifications and when he called, he was actually interested in interviewing me of a different position. The interview went well and he clearly stated the next steps (of following up with the hiring manager) and that I should hear from him by the end of that week. ...it's the end of January and I'm still "waiting" (although I've already assumed they went with another candidate). My advice to the Recruiters is to follow up with the candidate in a timely manner whatever the outcome is. People do not like to be left hanging out there to make their own assumptions and we don't want to keep emailing someone asking what the status is.