First of all you need to determine one question, which rent apartment Paris will be the most appropriate for you, furnished or unfurnished one. Look at the question from a few aspects. If you would like to stay there for a few months it is better for you to rent a furnished apartment, because it will ease your headache about purchasing various objects in your new home and you will be vacant to install yourself in a new place of living. But from the other hand it will be much cheaper to get a non-furnished accommodation if you will live here for a couple of years. It is simple to go to a market of secondhand things and find some furniture on your taste that will be suitable for you and your pocket.
2 means of home renting subsist in Paris. They are the “do-it-yourself” method and the “agency” method, but selecting the second one you will be to pay some additional funds for rent to the company services. You are to select 1 of these means to receive Paris apartment.
The simplest way is to turn to an agency. You should find a company with English speaking employees who will know the language well enough for you to tell them about the accommodation you require. Search for yellow pages and there find “immobiliers” that is translated from the French language real property and contact with those agencies. The first words of yours must be 'Bonjour, parlez vous anglais?' ('Bojho, parley voo angley'), it means “Good day, do you speak English”. If there will be an answer “Yes”, you are welcome to speak on the topic. Bear in mind that there can be two terms to make a payment for Paris short term apartments: half of a month's and full month term.
The “do-it-yourself” method may be also so easy one as the way with the assistance of an agency. But if to parallel with the previous method you will save much more money with the help of this way. Only in this case you will have to speak with landlords that bring you a problem. Here, you need a help of someone who is local resident here, it can be either one of your acquaintances or a man that you have met on the internet, for instance. If you don't have such a person you will have to find an English speaking lessor that will surely decrease the amount of the apartments that you will visit, but don't be afraid you will find such persons. And bear in mind that a large amount of Paris landlords prefer to give their accommodations to persons who are native English speakers.
You can start your search from the place that is called the “American church of Paris”. This is the place where you will find a lot of English speaking people and other English resources. Buy a magazine “FUSAC” that may be seen near the main gateway of the church. (Till nowadays the best printed resource for English speaking people who require information in Paris). And short term apartment Paris can be also get with the help of online sources.