diff --git a/app/templates/employers.jade b/app/templates/employers.jade
index 8d066ab19..00c925657 100644
--- a/app/templates/employers.jade
+++ b/app/templates/employers.jade
@@ -75,7 +75,6 @@ block content
                 
             //input#select_all_checkbox(type="checkbox" name="select_all" checked)
             //| Select all
-            button.btn.employer-button#filter-button Filter
             p#results #{numberOfCandidates} results
             //button.btn#create-alert-button Create Alert
   if candidates.length
diff --git a/app/views/employers_view.coffee b/app/views/employers_view.coffee
index c611c60f0..13713a7a2 100644
--- a/app/views/employers_view.coffee
+++ b/app/views/employers_view.coffee
@@ -70,6 +70,7 @@ module.exports = class EmployersView extends View
     for filterName, filterValues of @filters
       if filterValues.length is 0
         @filters[filterName] = @defaultFilters[filterName]
+    @applyFilters()
 
   openSignupModal: ->
     @openModalView new EmployerSignupView