If you are going to take a job in which one of the requirements is migrating COBOL apps, your skills will not transfer to a new job; you're just going to waste

If you are going to take a job in which one of the requirements is migrating COBOL apps, your skills will not transfer to a new job; you're just going to waste your time learning a dead language. If you're just graduating, a huge lesson to learn is that you should take jobs that, all else being equal, allow you to advance your career. Ask yourself: "Is having COBOL on my resume going to help me over the next 30 years?" Life is long, you are young, and the decisions you make today affect the rest of your life (perhaps more now than in five years).