A point to note when applying to HIAL is
although the job can be rewarding the main problem is living on an island(you will probably not get Inverness as a first posting and Wick is almost like an island!)
If you have now got to look at a map to find out where these places are (also try finding Kirkwall,Benbecula and Stornoway) chances are the word culture shock might need to be applied.
Don't get me wrong I am not knocking these places it just that there is alot more to them (or a lot less to them ) than pure ATC.
FiM.