Each day this week, The Royal Gazette will profile the companies that made the top five of The Bottom Line magazine’s 2012 Top 10 Employers in Bermuda survey, this year sponsored by professional services firm PwC.Realtor Bermuda Realty Company, took the third spot on this year’s Top 10 list, rising up from being named to the Honourable Mention list in 2011.Founded in 1957, the company has 45 employees, 96 percent of whom are Bermudian.Employees cite strong company leadership and training opportunities as two of the top reasons why Bermuda Realty is a good place to work.The company focuses heavily on in-house training and coaching programmes. New agents are able to shadow the president of the company on sales listings and employees are allowed flexible work arrangements.Discounted gym memberships are available and the company stages an Annual Fitness Challenge run by Nutrifit. Employees receive an annual Christmas monetary bonus, as well as bonus vacation days.Twenty percent of the staff attended overseas training in the last year in addition to several other internal initiatives and employees are allowed to take two hours per month to perform individual volunteer activities.“Being named in the top 10 is a significant accomplishment for a relatively small local company like ours,” said Kendra Mello, general manager at Bermuda Realty. “Every single person that works for the organisation has an important role to play. One of our key goals is that our people, at all levels, have the confidence and the knowledge to make decisions and take responsibility for helping to solve the issues and embrace the opportunities we face as a company.“We are really excited about our placement, especially since it has been a tough year and we have seen a lot of changes internally. Our main goal has been to keep employees informed so that they can be involved in the company’s future.”What employees say:“Excellent working conditions, management, staff and a great environment. Continual training opportunities and innovation to stay ahead of the curve.”“Management is understanding. It’s a very close network of employees and everyone looks out for each other.”“We are a large group, but work together, and it really feels like a family. We may not agree on everything but we support each other.”To view the rest of the Top 10, visit www.royalgazette.com/section/magazines.