Academia and Industry have their own advantages and disadvantages. I have been working in academia (research at NJIT) from 6 months and also have previous industry experience for an year. In research field, to put our ideas, create and/or invent is time consuming and the result at the end would be promising. Also, a person can choose the difinitive path to achieve the goals and get results in academia. However, in industry it is given by your supervisor and it is the duty of the employee to deliver. Furthermore, in research, the results are sometimes not promising that leads to loss of credibility of the entire group. Research requires more patience to see the results where as in industry the impact can be seen sooner. Hence, in terms of improving career and growth, industry would be more better option than research.